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Clockwork Systems, Inc. · 2 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer - AI Infra Visibility

positionOn Site, Palo Alto, California
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date7+ years exp

Clockwork Systems is a company founded by Stanford researchers and veteran systems engineers focused on redefining distributed computing. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems for AI and GPU cluster observability, working on high-performance distributed systems for telemetry ingestion and data processing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingInformation TechnologyReal TimeSoftware
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Responsibilities

Design and build scalable backend systems for metric collection, processing, and analysis
Develop robust methods to detect complex infrastructure issues that impact AI workloads
Build large distributed systems running in production environments
Collaborate across teams to deliver reliable, performant, and maintainable systems

Qualification

Distributed systemsProgramming languagesCloud platformsData structuresOperating systemsDatabasesDebugging skillsNetworking protocolsGPU infrastructureProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsObservability systems

Required

7+ years of industry experience building and operating production software systems
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design
Fluency in one or more programming languages: C, C++, Go, Java, or Python
Experience designing, building, and scaling large distributed systems
Hands-on experience with service-oriented architectures and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Solid understanding of operating systems fundamentals (threads, scheduling, synchronization; kernel programming is a plus)
Experience with databases, including design, development, or scaling
Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred

Knowledge of networking protocols; familiarity with NIC architecture and operation
Understanding of GPU or AI infrastructure (e.g., DCGM, PyTorch)
Familiarity with observability systems (metrics, logs, traces); experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or distributed tracing

Benefits

Competitive compensation.
A great benefits package.
Catered lunch.

Company

Clockwork Systems, Inc.

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Clockwork is the Software-Driven Fabric company for AI and high-performance workloads.
dateFounded in 2018
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://clockwork.works

H1B Sponsorship

Clockwork Systems, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (8)
2023 (5)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$41.58M
Key Investors
New Enterprise Associates
2025-09-10Series A· $20.57M
2022-03-16Series A· $21M

Leadership Team

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Suresh Vasudevan
Chief Executive Officer
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Balaji Prabhakar
Co-Founder (Oct 2018--present)
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Recent News

FinSMEs
Clockwork Raises $21M in Series A Funding
2022-03-17
SiliconANGLE
Clockwork raises $21M and says it’s time to solve network latency issues
2022-03-17
vcnewsdaily.com
Clockwork Raises $21M Series A
2022-03-17
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