Distributed Systems Engineer, zCLOUD

Distributed Systems Engineer, zCLOUDSkip to main content

Menu

About UsOur Products

Product OverviewzPLATFORMzWAREzFABRICzMARKETPLACEzCLOUDEnterprise GPU cloud for AI workloadszEDGEzDATA

Services

Sovereign AI Data CentersHybrid AI Data CenterEnterprise AI Data CentersAI Data CenterDistributed Cell Tower ComputingGPU Financing

Press & Publications

News & PressNewsroom GalleryPublicationsPress Inquiry

Careers

Open RolesFellowship Program

Contact

Buy Compute

Back to all roles

Distributed Systems Engineer, zCLOUD

Palo Alto, USAHybridEngineering

190,000-240,000USD / year

About Zettabyte

AI computing company: we turn GPU hardware into reliable, high-utilisation AI compute through software, orchestration and full lifecycle operations.

• What we offer: enterprise GPU cloud and AI inference, software for data centre owners to run their own GPU clouds, turnkey and sovereign AI data centres, edge computing and GPU financing
• Who we work with: GPU owners, data centre operators, enterprises, OEMs, integrators and financiers across multiple markets
• How we work: fast-moving and high-accountability; we value speed, ambition, clarity, ownership and measurable outcomes

Role Summary

The Distributed Systems Engineer builds and operates the scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems that power zCLOUD, including the control planes for GPU and resource orchestration. The role owns services from design through production operation.

Key Responsibilities

• zCLOUD systems: design and build the distributed systems that power the zCLOUD platform.
• Control planes: develop control planes for GPU and resource orchestration.
• Fault tolerance: build scalable, fault-tolerant services for multi-tenant environments.
• Performance at scale: improve system reliability, latency and throughput at scale.
• Integration: work with GPU systems and research teams on integration.
• Observability: implement observability, monitoring and debugging capabilities.
• Service ownership: own services from design through production operation.
• Documentation: document system architecture and operational best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems
• A strong understanding of concurrency, consistency and fault tolerance
• Experience designing APIs and service-oriented architectures
• Comfort operating and debugging systems in production
• A strong ownership mindset and engineering rigour

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms or large-scale infrastructure
• Familiarity with scheduling or resource management systems
• Experience supporting AI or data-intensive workloads
• Background in platform or control-plane engineering

What Success Looks Like (First 90 to 180 Days)

• At least one zCLOUD service owned end to end in production
• Control-plane improvements measured in reliability, latency or throughput
• Monitoring and debugging in place for owned services
• Architecture and operational practices documented

Why This Role Matters

• Built for GPUs: zCLOUD is a cloud designed for GPU-driven AI workloads.
• Always available: this role builds the control planes that keep it consistent and reliable.

Working Norms at Zettabyte

• Bias to action: deliver drafts quickly, then iterate on feedback
• Be precise: double-check numbers and facts; sloppy analysis creates downstream cost
• Make it usable: package outputs for decision-making, not data dumps
• Own the process: whoever drives a deliverable manages stakeholders and timelines
• Learn the ecosystem: understand GPUs, cluster operations and the buyer landscape

Distributed Systems Engineer, zCLOUD

LocationPalo Alto, USA

Work arrangementHybrid

Employment typeFull-time

TeamEngineering

190,000-240,000USD / year

Apply

Share

Distributed Systems Engineer, zCLOUD

190,000-240,000USD / year

Apply

Products

Product OverviewzPLATFORMzWAREzFABRICzMARKETPLACEzCLOUDzEDGEzDATA

Services

Sovereign AI Data CentersHybrid AI Data CenterEnterprise AI Data CentersAI Data CenterDistributed Cell Tower ComputingGPU Financing

Company

About UsPress ReleasesCareersFAQPricingContact Us

Resources

PublicationsGlossary of TermsBOTT Methodology

Give us a Call

+886-2-2790-6877Taipei, Taiwan

+1 650 260 1009Palo Alto, California

Get in Touch

[email protected]

Memberships & Commitments

Zettabyte is a supplier of the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM #1117361) and is committed to aiding the United Nations in achieving its Sustainable Development Goals.

Zettabyte 2026. All Rights Reserved.

Privacy PolicyReturn & Cancellation PolicyTerms of Service