Thunder Compute

C++ Systems, Infrastructure, BizOps

YC S24 Full-time On-site
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Job Description

We're building the VMware for GPUs. Most GPUs in the cloud sit idle a lot of the time because they're bolted to one machine over PCIe. We decouple them.

Our virtualization layer is a userspace shim, loaded through LD_PRELOAD, that intercepts CUDA calls and ships them over the network to a host with a physical GPU somewhere else in the data center. Workloads run unchanged. When a process goes idle, the GPU detaches and gets reassigned, and reattaches in tens of milliseconds when it's needed again. Think Ceph for GPUs: the GPU becomes a network resource a cluster-wide scheduler can pool and pack.

The hard part is making that fast. We're within ~10% of native on most AI workloads, and it lets us serve ~1.8x more users on the same fleet. We run it in production as our own GPU cloud and sell it to enterprises with underutilized fleets.

Team is from Citadel Securities, Aquatic, Old Mission, AWS, and Bain. Series A, $17.5M raised from Matrix and Y Combinator.

Open roles

  • Software Engineer, C++ Systems ($215K-$325K + meaningful equity). Low-level, latency-sensitive work on the virtualization layer. Quant dev / HFT background preferred: - Software Engineer, Infrastructure ($150K-$250K + meaningful equity). Go, Kubernetes, reliable systems at scale: - Business Operations Lead ($150K-$225K + meaningful equity): If you're cracked at building systems software and want to do something more meaningful than creating liquidity, reach out.

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What does the C++ Systems, Infrastructure, BizOps role at Thunder Compute involve?

The C++ Systems, Infrastructure, BizOps position at Thunder Compute in YC S24 is a full-time role. We're building the VMware for GPUs. Most GPUs in the cloud sit idle a lot of the time because they're bolted to one machine over PCIe. We decouple them. Our virtualization layer is a userspace shim, loaded through LDPRELOAD, that intercepts CUDA calls and ships them over the network to a host with a physical GPU somewhere else in the data center. Workloads run unchanged. When a process goes idle, the GPU detaches and gets reassigned, and reattaches in tens of milliseconds when it's needed again. Think Ceph for GPUs: the GPU becomes a network resource a cluster-wide scheduler can pool and pack. The hard part is making that fast. We're within 10% of native on most AI workloads, and it lets us serve 1.8x more users on the same fleet.

What skills are required for C++ Systems, Infrastructure, BizOps at Thunder Compute?

Key skills for this role include: San Francisco (Onsite), Full-time, https:, www.thundercompute.com.

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Is the C++ Systems, Infrastructure, BizOps position at Thunder Compute remote or on-site?

This position is On-site. The role is based in YC S24.

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About This Role

C++ Systems, Infrastructure, BizOps at Thunder Compute is a full-time engineering position in YC S24. Key skills include San Francisco (Onsite), Full-time, https:, www.thundercompute.com. Education: Master's Degree preferred. Experience: 3+ years.

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