Location: Remote Anywhere in Canada / Hybrid (Toronto, Vancouver) Terms: FT Permanent (Canada) Compensation: $160k – $190k CAD + Equity Softdrive is a startup on a mission to make powerful compute accessible to every enterprise, without the complexity or cost that has defined the VDI industry for decades. We build and stream high-performance virtual desktops to any device, across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, so teams can stay productive from anywhere without being constrained by their hardware. Our performance is 5x faster and our setup time is 80% shorter than the legacy industry players.

We deliver the lowest total cost of ownership in the market, handle GPU- and CPU-intensive workloads at scale, and eliminate the burden of physical hardware management. We’re proud to build in partnership with Oracle, NVIDIA, and Autodesk. We move fast, operate with high ownership, and are building something the industry's biggest players haven't been able to crack.

As a Staff Engineer for our Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps team, you'll own the architecture, reliability, and scalability of Softdrive's core virtualization platform. This is a hands-on technical role: you'll be deep in the code and config, setting technical direction for the platform, and raising the engineering bar through design reviews, mentorship, and hands-on problem-solving. You'll work on cutting-edge infrastructure challenges including app virtualization, dynamic auto-scaling, hybrid storage, and SASE networking, building technology that defines the future of VDI.





Design, build, and maintain Softdrive's KVM/oVirt virtualization environment on top of bare metal and public cloud infrastructure Own infrastructure reliability, uptime, and site reliability engineering practices Provide day-to-day technical coordination for a distributed, cross-timezone infrastructure team, including workload sequencing and delivery cadence, in the absence of a dedicated engineering manager Own networking configuration including SASE, VPN, VLANs, subnets, and firewall management Participate in on-call rotation as the senior escalation point for production incidents, and establish on-call processes and runbooks for the broader team Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate roadmap requirements into infrastructure decisions Serve as the technical escalation point for your team and a thought partner to leadership on infrastructure strategy 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or DevOps engineering ~ Strong networking fundamentals: VLANs, subnets, firewalls, NIC virtualization and cloud networking (dynamic routing gateways, peering connections, etc) ~ Solid understanding of OS fundamentals, incl. Robust communication skills, ability to operate effectively across timezones and translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders Experience working at an early-stage startup Experience mentoring a distributed/remote team Working knowledge of GPU virtualization and hardware performance optimization

📌 Staff Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps (Vancouver)
🏢 Softdrive
📍 Vancouver