Opaque Systems
Staff Engineer (CC)
San Francisco, CA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 55 days ago
Node.jsDistributed SystemsKubernetesCybersecurityCommunication
About the role
- About OPAQUE OPAQUE is the Confidential AI company.
- Born from UC Berkeley's RISELab, we solve the core challenge blocking AI adoption at scale: security concerns about data leaks or compliance violations.
- OPAQUE provides verifiable privacy and governance for AI so organizations can safely run models, agents, and workflows on their most sensitive data.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of core software components for Opaque's confidential computing platform
- Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end attestation services and infrastructure
- Lead integration of TEE technologies (CNCF CoCo, hyperscaler CC offerings) with OPAQUE's platform
- Design and operate multi-cloud CC deployments at the Kubernetes platform layer - runtime classes, TEE node pools, custom admission controllers, and service mesh security for confidential workloads
- Drive code quality and security review standards across the security engineering team - review at the correctness and side-channel level, not just design
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and AI teams to deliver scalable, high-performance, and secure solutions.
- Drive technical excellence across the engineering team, setting best practices for coding, architecture, testing, and deployment.
- Optimize system performance, scalability, and fault tolerance while ensuring the security and privacy of data in all phases of computation.
Requirements
- Cryptographic engineering fundamentals: key hierarchies, AEAD schemes, digital signatures, and the ability to reason about threat models at the hardware boundary
- Expertise in system architecture and design, with a strong understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale, high-performance, and secure software systems.
- Fluency in attestation protocols: attestation quote generation and verification, RATS (RFC 9334), EAT/EAR standards
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Bonus: Track record of open-source contribution or standards engagement: CNCF CoCo, Project Oak, IETF RATS, or equivalent
Nice to have
- Track record of open-source contribution or standards engagement: CNCF CoCo, Project Oak, IETF RATS, or equivalent
- Systems programming at production scale in Go and/or Rust
- kernel modules, ioctl interfaces, or TEE SDK integration code a strong plus
- Cloud-native platform depth - Kubernetes operators, custom admission controllers, runtime classes, and TEE workload orchestration across multiple clouds
Skills
- security concerns about data leaks or compliance violations.
- Learn More at Opaque.co
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical innovation.
- Work closely with stakeholders to define technical requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Stay ahead of industry trends and advancements in confidential AI and confidential computing
- Act as a key decision-maker in technical strategies, contributing to both tactical and strategic goals.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on distributed systems, cloud computing, or security.
- Deep hands-on experience in confidential computing / TEE technologies (e.g., CNCF CoCo)
Company info
- About OPAQUE
- OPAQUE is the Confidential AI company.
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