Java Developer

About the Role We are an early-stage, venture-backed AI infrastructure company building production-ready Kubernetes-based systems for GPU-intensive workloads. Our platform helps companies go from bare metal to fully operational AI clusters in days, and we're looking for a Java Developer to join our small, high-impact engineering team. What You'll Do • Understand customer requirements and translate them into robust, scalable Java-based solutions. • Design, develop, and maintain backend services and infrastructure tooling that supports our distributed systems platform. • Collaborate closely with product and infrastructure engineers to deliver features end-to-end. • Contribute to the reliability and performance of systems handling AI inference pipelines, distributed training, storage orchestration, and GPU scheduling workloads. • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. What We're Looking For • Required: • Solid hands-on experience with Java development and the JVM ecosystem. • Familiarity with distributed systems concepts and cloud-native environments. • Experience working with or around Kubernetes, containerization (Docker), or related infrastructure tooling. • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, early-stage environment. • Clear communication skills — we are a small team and direct collaboration matters. • Nice to have: • Experience with GitOps workflows or tools (e.g., Flux, ArgoCD). • Exposure to GPU scheduling, ML infrastructure, or high-performance computing environments. • Familiarity with open-source contribution practices. • Experience in a startup or early-stage company setting. Compensation & Benefits Compensation details were not provided for this role. This is a full-time position at an early-stage, VC-backed company where equity participation is typical. Details will be discussed during the interview process. Location This role is based in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The company also has a presence in San Francisco, CA. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Please mention the word **MERRINESS** and tag RMmEwMjo2ZWEwOmNmMmU6OjIz when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMmEwMjo2ZWEwOmNmMmU6OjIz). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.