1 month ago
Remote, United States or Austin, TX, USASenior / Staff+
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Design and implement backend synchronization and networking systems for reliable AI operations across edge devices and isolated cloud environments.
- Architect data synchronization frameworks using content-addressable storage, Merkle trees, and CRDTs.
- Tune performance, debug, and optimize distributed software under resource constraints and intermittent connectivity.
- Apply security-first design through threat modeling, secure key management, and cryptographic protocols.
- Deploy and integrate AI components in restricted or air-gapped systems in collaboration with MLOps, Infrastructure, and Security teams.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain testing, observability, validation, reliability, and compliance-readiness practices.
Requirements
- Experience with CRDTs.
- Experience with peer-to-peer or decentralized networking frameworks.
- Experience with distributed or decentralized systems such as IPFS or torrent-like technologies is strongly relevant to the role.
- Rust development will be used, but candidates may learn Rust while working with the systems.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, including a high-deductible HSA option with company contribution.
- 401(k) match for U.S.-based employees.
- Flexible PTO policy.
- Parental leave for eligible employees.
- Continuing education support.
- Basic company-paid life insurance and supplemental life insurance.
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Free parking for in-office employees.
- Benefits may vary for employees hired outside the United States based on local law and employment arrangements.
About webAI
webAI builds an end-to-end platform for training, deploying, and operating private AI models on infrastructure customers control, including edge devices. It sells enterprise software and developer SDKs/APIs used by public-sector, defense, aviation, and manufacturing teams to run specialized models with data sovereignty. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the privately held company focuses on distributed AI/LLM infrastructure across local and cloud environments.