Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Infrastructure SWE Role at Runloop

Runloop.ai is building the foundational infrastructure for the next generation of AI development. We provide AI engineers and data scientists with lightning-fast, secure, and reproducible code sandboxes for agents. Our platform enables teams to experiment, iterate, and deploy their agents without the friction of environment setup and dependencies. We are a small but mighty team dedicated to building a rock-solid platform that empowers innovation in the age of AI.

The Role

We are looking for an infrastructure SWE to own the core systems that make AI agent workloads fast, safe, and reliable at Runloop. You'll be a hands-on contributor working directly with a world-class team — including the co-founder of Google Wallet and 100% of its founding team — on a brand new compute paradigm that powers the next generation of AI agents. This is foundational infrastructure work close to the metal: building execution environments, orchestration, isolation, and networking for enterprise customers in highly regulated spaces. You'll work on cutting-edge technologies like MicroVMs, Kubernetes, AWS, and GCP to create a robust, scalable, and secure foundation for our users' AI software engineering agents.

Responsibilities

Performance Optimization: Drive performance optimization across the platform — faster is always better, and this will be a constant focus area

Secure Enterprise Deployments: Build and scale secure VPC deployments for enterprise customers in highly regulated industries, including defense

Core Infrastructure: Design and operate core infrastructure for sandboxed execution environments, containerization, MicroVMs, and distributed job orchestration

Reliability & Observability: Own reliability, security, and observability of the systems you build — from design through monitoring and incident response

Platform Tooling: Work with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Pulumi, Grafana, and Prometheus to build infrastructure that scales with rapidly growing demand

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product engineering teams to integrate infrastructure with Runloop's AI software engineering platform

Scalability & Cost-Efficiency: Optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency

Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in cloud infrastructure and AI technologies

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

4-7 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on infrastructure and platform development

Strong experience with MicroVMs, Kubernetes, AWS, and GCP

Experience building and scaling secure VPC deployments, ideally for enterprise customers in regulated or defense environments

Proficiency with Docker, including Docker-in-Docker container builds

Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform or Pulumi

Experience with observability and monitoring tooling, such as Grafana and Prometheus

Proficiency in one or more systems programming languages, such as Golang, Rust, or Java

Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, such as CI/CD pipelines and configuration management

Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for building scalable, reliable systems

Bonus Points

Experience with AI/ML workloads and infrastructure

Experience in container optimization with projects like overlaybd, buildkit, or discoball

Experience with security best practices and compliance requirements for cloud infrastructure in regulated or defense industries

Contributions to open-source projects

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and make a real impact on the future of software engineering

Daily catered lunch for all employees and a fridge full of your favorite snacks and drinks

Location:

Onsite 4 days a week in San Francisco; Optional 1 day a week remote

Join Us! If you're excited about shaping the future of AI-driven software engineering and empowering developers to build the next generation of AI powered coding tools, we want to hear from you. Join the Runloop team and be at the forefront of the AI revolution in software development.

Runloop AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.