Spiral

A technology-driven data infrastructure company in Greater London seeks exceptional engineers with a deep experience in high-performance software and cloud-scale storage systems. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience and a strong background in operating systems. Familiarity with tools like Apache Arrow and an understanding of machine learning infrastructure are preferred. The role requires in-person work in either NYC or London, supporting innovative storage solutions.

Spiral is building the data infrastructure that AI actually needs. We enable teams developing models in complex domains, such as weather & climate, financial, time-series, genomics, point-clouds, videos, and images. We're reinventing storage with innovative data layouts, compression strategies, and orchestration layers, blending open-source building blocks like Vortex with proprietary cloud data warehouse architecture. We're a small, high-caliber team based in New York and London, backed by world-class VCs and equipped with the runway to tackle bold ideas. We're looking for exceptional engineers with deep experience in low-level, high-performance software and cloud-scale storage systems. What we're looking for: 5+ years of experience writing high-quality production code Strong foundation in operating systems and systems programming Proven track record in performance engineering Familiarity with tools like Apache Arrow, Parquet, DataFusion, Clickhouse, or DuckDB is a plus Understanding of cutting-edge ML infrastructure stack (e.g. PyTorch, CUDA) is also a plus Experience with Rust is a bonus Willingness to work in-person at our NYC or London office