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title: 'Cloud Native Engineer at Zettabyte'
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# Cloud Native Engineer at Zettabyte

- **Company:** Zettabyte
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-12-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zettabyte-space/5a570e9e-ba45-4bb3-b55b-86d59837d727

## Job description

## WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS

We're looking for a Cloud Native Engineer to build and optimize the microservices architecture powering our AI cloud platform. You'll design resilient, scalable systems using cutting-edge cloud native technologies, ensuring our platform can handle massive AI workloads with reliability and performance.

As part of our cloud native engineering team, you'll work on Kubernetes-based infrastructure, Go microservices, and container orchestration systems that serve as the backbone of our AI computing platform. You'll architect the systems that make AI compute seamless for thousands of developers and enterprises.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who's excited to work with the latest cloud native technologies, solve complex distributed systems challenges, and build infrastructure at scale in the rapidly growing AI space.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Design and develop microservices using Go that power our AI cloud platform's core functionality
- Build and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure for container orchestration and workload management
- Implement and optimize cloud native solutions for scalability, reliability, and performance
- Contribute to code reviews, technical documentation, and knowledge sharing within the engineering team
- Explore and integrate emerging cloud native technologies like Volcano, Prometheus, and service mesh solutions
- Design distributed systems architecture for high-availability AI workload processing
- Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to ensure production reliability and monitoring
- Leverage AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor IDE, etc.) to boost productivity and code quality

## YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU

- 7+ years of software engineering experience with focus on distributed systems and cloud native technologies
- Strong proficiency in Go with deep understanding of concurrency patterns and standard libraries
- Familiarity with Python or other backend languages for polyglot development environments
- Hands-on Kubernetes experience including development, deployment, and maintenance of production clusters
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture design patterns and implementation best practices
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, containerd) and container runtime optimization
- Problem-solving mindset with ability to independently design and implement complex system components
- Strong collaboration and communication skills for working in cross-functional teams
- Experience using AI-assisted coding tools and willingness to integrate them into development workflow

## BONUS QUALIFICATIONS

- Familiarity with cloud native ecosystem tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Volcano, or service mesh technologies
- Open source contributions to cloud native projects (Kubernetes, CNCF ecosystem)
- Experience with large-scale Kubernetes cluster operations and troubleshooting in production environments
- Knowledge of microservices architecture patterns including circuit breakers, service discovery, and distributed tracing

## COMPENSATION

- We provide Competitive salary and equity based on your experience and skillset;
- This is a Hybrid role - 3 days in office, 2 days WFH; Must locate in Palo Alto
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without need for visa sponsorship.

## About Zettabyte

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zettabyte builds sovereign-grade AI data centers and full-stack GPU software for governments and enterprises, enabling them to own and control their AI infrastructure without vendor lock-in.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States (also Taipei, Taiwan)
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: AI Infrastructure / Data Centers / GPU Cloud
- **Target Customers**: Sovereign nations (governments), large enterprises, and organizations requiring high-performance AI compute with full data sovereignty.
- **Mission**: Build future-proof, supply chain neutral AI data centers that maximize economic value from hardware investments; committed to aiding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNGM supplier).

## Products & Services
- **Sovereign AI Data Centers**: Full ownership model via Build-Operate-Train & Transfer, allowing nations to run AI on their own infrastructure, data, and networks.
- **Hybrid AI Data Centers**: Unified environments supporting both CPU-based enterprise workloads and high-performance GPU-driven AI workloads.
- **Enterprise AI Data Centers**: Dedicated compute, storage, and networking for secure AI workloads.
- **TITAN AI Data Center**: Next-generation AIDC initiative for scalable GPU-based computing worldwide.
- **Distributed Cell Tower Computing**: Edge computing applications placed closer to end users.
- **zPLATFORM™**: Software layer for full visibility, control, and operation of GPU infrastructure.
- **zCLOUD™**: On-demand access to high-performance GPUs (hourly scaling, no upfront commitment).
- **GPU Financing**: Specialized financing through banking partners for data center and GPU cluster buildouts.
- **Central Command Center**: Monitoring and management of AI infrastructure.
- **Sovereign-Grade Networking**: Networking designed for security and neutrality.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Raised multiple venture rounds (latest in 2026); total amount not specified. Investors include Headline Asia, Lam Capital, and strategic backing from Wistron, Foxconn, and Pegatron.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures), Lam Capital, Wistron, Foxconn, Pegatron. United Nations Global Marketplace supplier.
- **Growth Signals**: 67,000+ GPUs currently under management; ~1.5 GW upcoming deployment scale; 5+ sovereigns working with Zettabyte; 23+ trusted partners; LinkedIn followers grew +4528.6% year-over-year.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Supply Chain Neutrality**: Unmatched procurement speed and avoidance of vendor lock-in for sovereign customers.
- **Manufacturing Backing**: Supported by Wistron, Foxconn, and Pegatron, which together build over 75% of the world’s AI GPU servers.
- **Integrated Software Stack**: Proprietary zPLATFORM and zCLOUD provide measurable, controllable, and scalable AI infrastructure operations.
- **Sovereign-Ready**: Full ownership and control over hardware and software, addressing national security and regulatory compliance.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling AI data center deployments globally (1.5 GW pipeline).
- Deepening partnerships with sovereign governments to enable national AI independence.
- Expanding software capabilities (zPLATFORM, zCLOUD) to drive efficiency and lower TCO for large-scale AI workloads.
- Extending edge computing through distributed cell tower solutions.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Growth isn’t just a goal, it is built into how we work.” Emphasis on meaningful challenges and career shaping.
- **Work Model**: Hybrid roles in both Palo Alto, USA and Taipei, Taiwan.
- **Roles**: Engineering-heavy (GPU Systems, Cloud Native, Distributed Systems, Frontend, Backend, AI Infrastructure, Research Scientists) plus product and people operations.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI infrastructure at scale, with direct impact on sovereign AI capabilities and global GPU deployments.

## Sources
1. [zettabyte.space – Homepage](https://www.zettabyte.space/)
2. [zettabyte.space – About page](https://www.zettabyte.space/about)
3. [zettabyte.space – Careers page](https://www.zettabyte.space/careers)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com – Zettabyte openings](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zettabyte-space)
5. [LinkedIn – Zettabyte Inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zettabyte-inc)

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