Location: United States (Remote, NYC Metro Area ideal)

About the company

Cake is on a mission to make cutting-edge AI practical and scalable for every business. We remove complexity and cost barriers, empowering organizations to adopt AI faster and with greater confidence.

Cake solves the end-to-end AI infrastructure challenge, enabling customers to move from experimentation to enterprise-scale production up to 10x faster and more cost-effectively than alternatives. The platform brings together compute management, open-source components, common integrations, and project-ready building blocks, with security, governance, and monitoring built in from the start.

This approach is already resonating strongly in the mid-market, and we are now expanding rapidly into the enterprise. Backed by top investors, Cake is a dynamic team of forward-thinking technologists passionate about breaking down barriers and making AI accessible to companies that need both speed and trust to scale.

Intensity, humility, and collaboration are the cornerstones of Cake culture. We learn quickly, move with urgency, and push the boundaries of what is possible, building both the next generation of AI infrastructure and a culture where ambitious people can do the best work of their careers.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be a key part of our engineering organization, driving the design, implementation, and scalability of Cake’s core product experience. You’ll work across the stack—from the front-end Next.js application to the backend Go services running on Kubernetes—ensuring our products delight customers and meet the highest standards of reliability and performance. Specifically, you will:

• Deliver High-Quality Features
  • Quickly ramp up on Cake’s architecture (e.g., Next.js, Go Kubernetes Operator, Crossplane, and Terraform).
  • Contribute code with high autonomy and identify technical debt or bottlenecks affecting velocity.
  • Suggest immediate process/tool improvements to optimize team speed.

• Own Critical Initiatives
  • Lead at least one major product feature or architectural refactoring from concept to production release by your second month.
  • Drive improved code quality, security, and performance through thoughtful reviews and mentorship.

• Mentor & Share Knowledge
  • Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions or pair-programming to elevate team skill sets.
  • Provide clear, actionable feedback to help other engineers grow and adopt best practices.

• Engage with Customer Needs
  • Work directly with customers, answering questions and troubleshooting issues.
  • Use this insight to inform product priorities and improve overall solution impact.
  • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to respond to critical customer issues.

Requirements

• 5+ Years of Software Engineering
• Significant experience in full-stack development with React or Next.js, plus backend expertise (Go preferred).
• Experience designing and implementing robust user-facing APIs.
• Cloud-Native Experience
• Familiar with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Solid understanding of container orchestration (Kubernetes strongly preferred).
• Architectural & Design Skills
• Proven track record of building secure, scalable platforms.
• Ability to diagnose and debug complex production systems.
• Focus on Quality & Security
• Embrace test-first, DevSecOps approaches and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Customer Obsession
• History of working directly with customers, translating feedback into technical requirements.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Excited by product ownership, iterative development, and fast-paced decision-making.
• Excellent Communication
• Skilled at articulating complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences, both verbally and through documentation.
• Able to drive consensus and collaborate effectively across teams.

Benefits

• Cake is a remote-first company
• Competitive cash compensation alongside above-market equity upside
• Top-tier fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401k program

Additional Perks

• PTO
• Monthly half day
• Citi Bike membership
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Office equipment stipend, including reimbursement for approved disability-related accommodations
• Investment in employee learning and growth opportunities

Cake is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and job seekers regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected category. As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and its positive impact on our culture.

Cake also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. If you require accommodation, please email us at accommodationrequests@cake.ai and we will promptly address your request.