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Shadeform

AI-driven cloud cost optimization and migration

Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Remote in USA+1 moreMore locations: Charlotte, NC, USA
RemoteMust work in a US timezone; the US is preferred.
DevOps & InfrastructurePlatform Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience with Golang and Next.js.
  • Experience with AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience with Kubernetes.
  • Experience with virtualization technologies such as Kernel-based Virtual Machine and KubeVirt.
  • Ability to work in a United States timezone.
Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain the Shadeform GPU platform.
  • Build automated artificial intelligence infrastructure services.
  • Develop GPU provisioning, orchestration, and virtualization systems.
  • Manage customer-facing infrastructure services.
  • Build infrastructure in multi-cloud environments.
  • Own systems that turn fragmented GPU capacity into a reliable, production-ready platform.
  • Test GPU infrastructure and utilize current artificial intelligence development tools.
Desired Qualifications
  • Operating and debugging with Kubernetes.
  • Building and maintaining public-facing cloud platforms and managing instance lifecycles.
  • Building managed services and public APIs utilized by technical customers.
  • General backend and infrastructure development.

About the company

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Shadeform

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Shadeform.ai provides AI-driven cloud infrastructure management tools that help businesses compare costs across cloud providers, plan deployments, migrate between providers, and manage multi-cloud setups. Its platform analyzes storage, compute, and networking costs to show which provider offers the best option for a given need, then supports fast migration and deployment to minimize time and resource use. It differentiates itself by focusing on detailed, provider-to-provider cost comparisons and seamless migration, helping customers avoid vendor lock-in and improve resiliency. The company’s goal is to lower cloud expenses while giving customers greater control and flexibility over their cloud environments through AI-powered insights and hands-on migration services.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$130K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2023

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What believers are saying

  • May 2026 QumulusAI deal placed 680 H200 GPUs through Shadeform.
  • Shadeform now sells Blackwell Ultra B300 capacity, signaling strong NVIDIA ecosystem pull.
  • Customers include Fortune 500s, hyperscalers, and NVIDIA, validating enterprise demand.

What critics are saying

  • GPU supply scarcity makes Shadeform dependent on partners like QumulusAI and Nebius.
  • Capacity Solutions turns Shadeform into an operational integrator, raising execution and margin risk.
  • If hyperscalers or neoclouds bypass marketplaces, Shadeform's broker role weakens quickly.

What makes Shadeform unique

  • Shadeform unifies 30-plus GPU clouds under one API, reducing vendor lock-in.
  • In May 2026, Shadeform launched Capacity Solutions for managed cluster buildouts.
  • August 2026 hires from Fluidstack and RunPod deepen data-center and infrastructure execution.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Remote Work Options
  • Performance Bonus
  • Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

38%

1 year growth

28%

2 year growth

28%
PR Newswire
Oct 20th, 2026
Shadeform launches Spot to resell idle GPUs, cutting providers' contract costs 29%

Shadeform, a GPU cloud marketplace, has launched Spot, a tool that lets GPU providers resell idle capacity at a discount. The San Francisco company announced it on October 20, 2026, during its Launch Week. Providers enrol a node with a single script. Shadeform can then resell the node whenever it would sit unused and hand it back when the provider needs it. Shadeform estimates the extra revenue cuts the total contract value of owned infrastructure by 29% on average. Buyers get dedicated GPU instances at a discount to on-demand rates, but instances can be pre-empted. Spot suits interruption-tolerant work such as checkpointed training, batch inference, and rendering. Users get advance notice before an instance is reclaimed. "Every hour a GPU sits idle is revenue left on the table," said Jeff Jewett, chief operating officer of Shadeform.

PR Newswire
Oct 20th, 2026
Shadeform launches Flex VMs to turn bare-metal GPU clusters into cloud capacity in 30 minutes

Shadeform has launched Flex VMs, a virtualisation layer that turns any bare-metal GPU cluster into single-tenant virtual machines and connects it to the San Francisco company's marketplace. Once approved, a node can be enrolled in about 30 minutes. Each node runs virtual machines with full GPU passthrough and no overcommit. Providers can pull nodes back at any time, or run their own workloads on them through Provider Priority. Owners register a machine with a short script, using only its IP address and an SSH key. Shadeform reviews each submission, replacing what used to require a full sales conversation. Providers can resell idle nodes on Spot with one click. Shadeform estimates this can cut total contract value by up to 29%. Its current Flex VMs have achieved more than 95% utilisation across Blackwell and Hopper series GPUs.

PR Newswire
Aug 26th, 2026
Shadeform hires Fluidstack and RunPod veterans to expand GPU supply chain capacity

Shadeform, a GPU cloud marketplace, has appointed Caroline Teitelbaum as Head of Data Center and Colo Supply and Jean-Michael Desrosiers as Head of Cloud Infrastructure. Both join from AI infrastructure firms Fluidstack and RunPod respectively. Teitelbaum previously led AI data center site selection at Fluidstack, helping scale its portfolio to gigawatts of AI compute. At Shadeform, she will expand the company's network of data center partners and identify powered capacity for new GPU deployments. Desrosiers was Head of Infrastructure at RunPod, where he scaled compute capacity to over 25,000 GPUs across 100-plus providers globally. He will oversee projects from cluster design through launch at Shadeform. The hires aim to address supply-chain bottlenecks as GPU demand outpaces availability.

Asianet News
Mar 21st, 2025
Bit Digital's Stock Slips Despite Nvidia GPU Deal With Shadeform, But Retail Remains Bullish

The new partnership integrates WhiteFiber's AI-ML optimized GPU cloud with Shadeform's multi-cloud management capabilities and GPU marketplace.