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Staff Systems Engineer at Blacksmith

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$280,000 – $380,000/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
New York, New York
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Blacksmith is hiring a Staff Systems Engineer to set technical direction for its core infrastructure, including virtualization, distributed storage, kernel and filesystem technologies, and production reliability. The role owns architecture and technical roadmaps, leads complex systems initiatives, mentors senior engineers, and operates as a hands-on technical leader. Candidates should have deep virtualization experience, distributed storage expertise, Linux kernel and filesystem knowledge, and a track record of leading through influence. Benefits include medical, vision, and dental insurance, base compensation plus equity, a 401K match, unlimited PTO, an annual offsite, early-exercise stock options, and 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave in the United States.

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