AI infrastructure with on-demand GPUs and serverless compute. Run training, inference, and batch workloads on the cloud with Runpod. Backed by AI Grant.
About the role
Systems Isolation: Design and implement robust workload and network isolation architectures for RunPod's multitenant GPU bare-metal and virtualized environments. Kernel & Container Security: Harden Linux kernel configurations, container runtimes (e.g., Docker, containerd), and orchestration layers (e.g., Kubernetes) against breakouts and privilege escalation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure or systems-level security engineering
- Extensive knowledge of Linux kernel internals (cgroups, namespaces, eBPF, SELinux/AppArmor)
- Deep understanding of virtualization technologies (KVM, QEMU) and workload/network isolation techniques in multitenant environments
- Strong systems-level programming skills in C, Go, Rust, or Python
- Familiarity with GPU architecture and hardware-level security considerations
- Experience in securing bare-metal cloud infrastructure and mitigating lower-level CVEs
More about this role
Runpod is the AI Developer Cloud. More than one million developers, from indie researchers to teams running frontier models in production, use Runpod to experiment, train, fine-tune, deploy, and scale AI on one platform. The platform has processed more than 20 billion inference requests. We closed a $100M Series A in June 2026. We're at an inflection point for AI infrastructure, and we're building the platform the next generation of developers will depend on. Learn more in our CEO's funding announcement: https://www.runpod.io/blog/one-million-developers .
We're a small, remote-first team. We take ownership seriously, move fast, and ship work that more than a million developers rely on every day. We're looking for people who care deeply, build with urgency, and want to matter at scale.
As Runpod continues to revolutionize the GPU cloud computing landscape, we are seeking a systems-focused Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer. This critical position is instrumental in safeguarding our bare-metal and virtualized environments, ensuring the absolute security, multi tenant isolation, and integrity of our underlying GPU cloud infrastructure.
The ideal candidate possesses deep knowledge...
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