Full-Time
Staff Engineer
Posted on 10/31/2025
Akash Network
1-10 employees
Decentralized cloud compute marketplace for containers
Compensation Overview
$250k - $500k/yr
Austin, TX, USA
Remote
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- 8+ years of professional software development
- 5+ years working in Golang
- Experience with DevOps workflows and development with Kubernetes SDK.
- Notable Open Source contributions in GitHub
- Experience building distributed systems using microservices and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Experience in key security concepts: cryptography, key/certificate management, identity, and access management
- Strong communication skills, specifically giving/receiving constructive feedback in a collaborative setting
- Ability to stay communicative while working remotely and asynchronously
- Design, develop and test of new features in the core tech stack of Akash Network (primarily Node and Provider). Implement resilient and scalable systems to achieve high reliability for the Akash blockchain. Contribute to building ops pipeline and documentation. Think creatively about attack vectors, failure handling, and other non-functional requirements.
- Past experience with C, C++ MSc or higher in Computer Science, (or BSc with relevant experience) in software engineering
- Familiarity with bash and make
- Familiarity with databases
- Familiarity with common message brokers (like redis)
Akash Network runs a decentralized cloud compute marketplace where developers, businesses, and enthusiasts can deploy docker containers, blogs, and blockchain nodes at lower costs, powered by a Layer 1 blockchain and the AKT token. Deployers set the price they’re willing to pay for computing resources, and providers bid to fulfill requests, with all transactions settled on the blockchain using AKT and fees earned by the network. It differentiates itself by being fully decentralized and open-source, offering a self-sovereign cloud model where pricing happens in a tokenized marketplace rather than through centralized control. Its goal is to give users cost-effective, self-controlled cloud computing through a transparent, community-driven marketplace.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$2M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q1 2026 compute revenue hit record $5 million from enterprise AI inference demand.
- Burn-Mint Equilibrium upgrade in March 2026 burns AKT per GPU dollar spent.
- Homenode beta lets RTX 4090/5090 owners supply decentralized AI compute nodes.
What critics are saying
- Flux erodes Akash providers with global DePIN infrastructure in 6-12 months.
- Render undercuts Akash GPU prices, capturing AI inference in 12-18 months.
- Homenode beta triggers slashing from unreliable home GPUs in 3-9 months.
What makes Akash Network unique
- Akash Network offers permissionless GPU access unlike Render's approval-required model.
- Akash enables anyone to lease GPUs without central approval, contrasting Render's permissioned system.
- Akash's open-source codebase allows audits and building, unlike closed Render Network.
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Benefits
Remote Work Options
Flexible Work Hours
Company News
Akash has launched early access to Homenode, a platform enabling consumer-grade GPU owners to contribute computing capacity to its decentralized cloud network. The open beta focuses initially on machines equipped with NVIDIA RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPUs. Homenode is delivered as a dedicated operating system that transforms eligible machines into secure provider nodes. Users can dual-boot or partition their devices to keep their normal operating system separate. The platform removes technical barriers to becoming a compute provider, allowing individuals to contribute from a single high-performance machine rather than requiring enterprise infrastructure. Part of Akash's StarCluster initiative for distributed AI compute, the beta aims to validate performance before broader expansion. Akash is building a waitlist for additional GPU models including RTX, GTX, Quadro and professional workstation cards.
Akash Console introduced a new Alerts & Notifications system earlier this year that ensures you're the first to know when balances run low or deployments close, so you can act before users feel any impact.
April 29, 2025 - Lumerin, a protocol known for its decentralized programmable data streams, has announced the integration of the Morpheus-Lumerin Node with the Akash Network.
In 2024, Akash Community launched AKT 2.0, specializing in steady funds and a revised take fee.
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - InFlux Technologies (Flux), a leading global decentralized technology company specializing in cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and decentralized cloud computing services, has today announced it is teaming up with Akash Network to set up a DePIN advocacy group.