Clockwork Systems, Inc. · 2 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer - AI Infrastructure
On Site, Palo Alto, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expClockwork Systems is a company focused on redefining distributed computing through software-driven AI fabrics. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design and implement systems for high-performance distributed GPU training, addressing the complexities of GPU systems and distributed coordination.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingInformation TechnologyReal TimeSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and implement low-level systems software for GPU clusters
Work with internals of frameworks like PyTorch, NCCL, CUDA runtime—not as a user, but modifying and extending them
Build components that make large-scale GPU training more reliable and efficient
Debug complex distributed/concurrent systems where failures are subtle and non-deterministic
Own systems end-to-end: from design through production
Qualification
Required
Systems building experience
You've designed and built complex systems—not just deployed or operated them
Kernel subsystems, device drivers, or OS-level components
Distributed storage, databases, or coordination systems
Runtimes, profilers, or performance tooling
Network stacks, protocols, or high-performance I/O systems
Large-scale infrastructure at the systems layer
Strong C/C++ in systems contexts (not just application code)
Deep understanding of concurrency, memory models, and failure modes
Experience reasoning about distributed system behavior: consistency, ordering, partial failures
Comfortable reading and modifying large, unfamiliar codebases
Lead design of significant system components
Navigate ambiguity and define technical direction
Mentor engineers and raise team capabilities
8+ years building systems software
Preferred
GPU programming (CUDA) or GPU systems experience
High-performance networking (RDMA, InfiniBand)
ML framework or runtime internals
Cluster scheduling or orchestration systems
Benefits
Competitive compensation.
A great benefits package.
Catered lunch.
Company
Clockwork Systems, Inc.
Clockwork is the Software-Driven Fabric company for AI and high-performance workloads.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$41.58MKey Investors
New Enterprise Associates
2025-09-10Series A· $20.57M
2022-03-16Series A· $21M
Leadership Team
Suresh Vasudevan
Chief Executive Officer
Balaji Prabhakar
Co-Founder (Oct 2018--present)
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