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Anyscale

Staff Software Engineer, Ray Core

Anyscale

. Own a major technical area of Ray Core end to end .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading large-scale distributed systems projects, with a strong focus on architectural decision-making, resource management, and performance optimization. Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical excellence in a collaborative environment.

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Distributed Systems ExpertiseC++ ProgrammingProject LeadershipMultithreading/ConcurrencyArchitectural Decision-Making

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringSystems ProgrammingDistributed CoordinationFault ToleranceResource ManagementNetworkingPerformance OptimizationDatabase ManagementStreaming SystemsOpen-Source Contributions
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationTechnical Leadership
Tools & Technologies
SparkKafkaDistributed RuntimesOperating SystemsSchedulersStorage Systems
Industry Keywords
Technical OwnershipArchitectural DecisionsProduction ExecutionSystem PerformanceConcurrency

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Distributed SystemsJavaKafkaRayRustSparkC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own a major technical area of Ray Core end to end
  • Define the roadmap and identify the most important technical problems
  • Drive execution through production
  • Lead large, technically complex projects spanning multiple engineers, teams, and/or organizations
  • Set technical direction and make architectural decisions for distributed computing infrastructure
  • Design, build, and evolve core distributed-systems primitives
  • Work on distributed execution, scheduling, resource management, fault tolerance, concurrency, networking, storage, and system performance problems
  • Stay hands-on with implementation and debugging in a systems-oriented codebase
  • Raise the technical bar for surrounding engineers
  • Shape the longer-term architecture and evolution of Ray Core as workloads and scale grow

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of increasing technical ownership
  • Experience leading substantial projects end to end, including defining the problem, creating a roadmap, making architectural decisions, driving implementation, and owning the outcome in production
  • Experience leading projects larger than a single-engineer effort, typically spanning multiple engineers and lasting multiple quarters
  • Deep experience with distributed systems and computer systems
  • Strong systems programming experience in C++, Rust, Java, or similar lower-level languages
  • Strong understanding of multithreading/concurrency, distributed coordination, resource management, fault tolerance, performance, or networking
  • Experience with databases, streaming systems, distributed runtimes, operating systems, schedulers, storage systems, Spark, Kafka, or similar infrastructure
  • Track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar
  • Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects are nice to have
  • Must be willing to work a hybrid in-office schedule on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
  • Must be willing to relocate if currently outside the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Must address work authorization/visa sponsorship requirements for the country in which the position is based

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity / stock options
  • Healthcare plans, with premiums covered by Anyscale at 99%
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Wellness & Education Stipend
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Fertility Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • Commute reimbursement
  • 100% of in-office meals covered
  • Flexible time off
  • Mental health support