Senior Software Engineer - Autoscaler

Senior Software Engineer – Autoscaler at Cast AI

Cast AI is the leading Application Performance Automation (APA) platform, enabling customers to cut cloud costs, improve performance, and boost productivity – automatically.

Built originally for Kubernetes, Cast AI goes beyond cost and observability by delivering real-time, autonomous optimization across any cloud environment. The platform continuously analyzes workloads, rightsizes resources, and rebalances clusters without manual intervention, ensuring applications run faster, more reliably, and more efficiently.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Cast AI has employees in more than 32 countries worldwide and supports some of the world’s most innovative teams running their applications on all major cloud, hybrid, and on‑premises environments. Over 2,100 companies already rely on Cast – from BMW and Akamai to Hugging Face and Nielsen

IQ.

What’s next? Backed by our $108M Series C, we’re doubling down on making APA the new standard for Dev Ops and MLOps, and everything in between.

The Autoscaler team powers Cast AI’s core capability: scaling Kubernetes clusters intelligently. We design algorithms that place workloads efficiently, add and remove nodes dynamically, and consolidate underutilized resources – all to keep clusters reliable and cost-effective.

By joining the team, you’ll shape the foundation that enables other Cast AI features, directly impacting how companies run Kubernetes more efficiently at scale.

• Languages:
  
  Go Lang
• Cloud & Orchestration:
  Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure
• Databases & Storage:
  Postgre
  
  SQL, Cloud Object Storage
• Messaging & APIs: GCP Pub/Sub, gRPC for internal communication, REST for public APIs
• Observability:
  Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo
• CI/CD & Git Ops:
  Git Lab CI with ArgoCD

• Strong software engineering skills with experience in distributed systems and backend development (ideally GoLang, but not a hard requirement as long as you’re willing to transition to it)
• Strong debugging, optimisation, and performance‑tuning skills
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms: hands‑on experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes orchestration
• CI/CD and Dev Ops practices experience
• Strong English skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Startup mindset: adaptable, proactive, and comfortable with ambiguity
• A proactive, problem‑solving mindset with a “yes we can” attitude

• Optimise workload placement and cluster right‑sizing
• Collect and analyse cluster data to drive scaling decisions
• Continuously improve consolidation and efficiency strategies
• Explore emerging cloud and hardware technologies (e.g., GPU sharing, new instance types)

• Competitive salary (€6,500‑€9,000 gross, depending on the level of experience)
• Enjoy a flexible, remote‑first global environment
• Collaborate with a global team of cloud experts and innovators, passionate about pushing the boundaries of Kubernetes technology
• Equity options
• Private health insurance
• Get quick feedback with a fast‑paced workflow – most feature projects are completed in 1 to 4 weeks
• Spend 10% of your work time on personal projects or self‑improvement
• Learning budget for professional and personal development – access to international conferences and courses
• Annual hackathon to spark new ideas and strengthen team bonds
• Team‑building budget and company events to connect with colleagues
• Equipment budget to ensure you have everything you need
• Extra days off to maintain a healthy work‑life balance

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Software Development

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