Software Engineer; Distribution​/Platform

Software Engineer (Distribution/Platform)

Join Union.ai as a Software Engineer (Distribution/Platform). Be among the first 25 applicants.

This role offers a base pay of $/year to $/year. Compensation is based on skill and experience. Discuss details with your recruiter.

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At Union, we are solving one of the hardest challenges in AI infrastructure today: enabling high‑velocity iteration while maintaining production‑readiness for AI workloads te, the open‑source project we steward, is the emerging standard for modern data and AI orchestration, with numerous leading technology organizations – Linked In, Spotify, Gojek – running millions of mission‑critical workloads on our platform. We have a deep bench of infrastructure veterans from the Big Three and beyond, and a technical founding team who originally created Flyte while at Lyft.

Union is looking for enthusiastic engineers to join our Distribution team. This team designs and implements services and solutions to streamline delivery, installation, and orchestration of data and services in a large‑scale AI/ML platform based on the Flyte orchestration framework.

• Design and build backend services (APIs, Kubernetes controllers, etc.) and client components to install, manage, and observe Union services in Kubernetes‑native environments.
• Design, implement, and optimize distribution strategies to facilitate simple and intuitive management of a complex platform in customer‑controlled environments.
• Work across multiple cloud vendors including AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI as well as neo‑cloud providers.
• Develop and maintain services and tooling to make our systems more reliable, secure, and performant.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and participate in code and design reviews across various teams, ensuring the highest standards of quality and performance.
• Work closely with broader teams including Backend, Frontend, and Support to improve the experience for our customers.
• Be expected to be in‑office (Seattle/Bellevue).

• 5+ years of experience in deeply technical engineering roles.
• Deep passion for Kubernetes and the broader container orchestration ecosystem.
• Quickly pick up new technologies.
• Think big picture and consider the developer and customer experience.
• Hands‑on experience with backend programming languages (Go, Rust, Python).
• Own complex projects from planning to completion.
• Bonus:
  General understanding of building modern web applications using Next.js, React, and Typescript.

• Languages:
  
  Golang, Rust, Python
• Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, Kubernetes
• CI/CD:
  Buildkite, ArgoCD, Terraform, Helm

• Excellent medical – we pay 100% of your premiums and 90% for your dependents.
• Generous dental and vision plans – we pay 90% of the premiums for you and your dependents.
• Meaningful equity in the form of options – all employees are owners here.
• Unlimited time off + 12 company holidays.
• 401(k) match – Union.ai matches 100% of contributions up to the first 3%, and 50% up to 5%.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
• Flexible work schedule (some restrictions apply).
• For in‑office employees: lunch provided onsite and well‑stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks.

We believe that our differences bring us together to achieve truly special outcomes. We strive to be inclusive and focus on building teams that embody these qualities.

Union.ai is an equal‑opportunity employer and we encourage you to apply, even if your experience doesn’t align exactly with our job description.

Compensation Range: $160K - $200K