Senior Systems Engineer – Confidential Computing

Stellenbeschreibung:

Hi there, we are Edgeless Systems

We are a fast‑growing cybersecurity startup. Join us in developing the next generation of secure AI and cloud software, explore cutting‑edge technologies like Confidential Computing, and grow in and alongside a world‑class team.

Our product Contrast is our open‑source framework for building and managing confidential‑container environments. Contrast is the world's most advanced framework for confidential computing. It powers our secure GenAI platform, Privatemode, by enforcing runtime encryption, remote attestation, and cryptographic isolation using modern hardware like AMD SEV‑SNP, Intel TDX, and Nvidia H100 GPUs.

See for yourself: Most of our code is available on GitHub.

Our tech stack

Languages: Go, Rust
Platforms: NixOS, Linux, Kubernetes, Kata Containers, Terraform
Hardware: AMD SEV‑SNP, Intel TDX, Nvidia Confidential Computing
Technologies: dm‑verity, container runtimes, remote attestation, service mesh, OPA/Rego

Your mission

As part of our team, you’ll work on the foundations of Contrast. Tasks include:

Extending our confidential container runtime and Kubernetes integration
Implementing and maintaining secure disk mounts, GPU attestation, and service mesh policies
Enhancing the Contrast framework for end‑to‑end attestation and policy enforcement
Working with low‑level hardware features of AMD, Intel, and Nvidia
Creating reproducible and verifiable builds with NixOS
CI/CD automation and documentation
Prototyping of new ideas

As a Senior Engineer, you also help less experienced team members with their personal development.

Your profile

We are looking for team members who…

have outstanding technical capabilities
are experienced in a relevant subset of the technologies outlined above
are excited about the challenges of a fast‑paced, innovative startup environment
are experienced in professional agile software‑development practicesare inherently motivated to deliver high‑quality work