Full-Time
Staff Engineer
Updated on 3/14/2025
Akash Network
1-10 employees
Decentralized cloud compute marketplace for developers
Compensation Overview
$250k - $500kAnnually
Senior, Expert
Remote in USA
- 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 operates a decentralized cloud compute marketplace that allows users to deploy docker containers in a cost-effective manner. The platform caters to developers, businesses, and blockchain enthusiasts by providing a marketplace filled with pre-made solutions, such as blogs and blockchain nodes. Users can specify their desired price for resources, and providers compete to meet these requests, which helps to lower costs and increase options. The business model is community-driven and open-source, utilizing a Layer 1 blockchain and the AKT utility token. Revenue is generated through transaction fees and the use of the AKT token. Akash Network stands out in the cloud computing market by emphasizing decentralization, giving users self-sovereign control over their computing resources.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$1.9M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Growing interest in DePIN drives demand for Akash's decentralized solutions.
- Partnership with Brev.dev positions Akash to capture the AI/ML market segment.
- AKT token's addition to Coinbase's roadmap could increase liquidity and value.
What critics are saying
- Competition from Io.net and Aethir may overshadow Akash in AI computing.
- Flux Network's partnership with InFlux Technologies poses a competitive threat.
- Rapid AKT token value rise could lead to volatility and speculative trading.
What makes Akash Network unique
- Akash Network offers a decentralized cloud compute marketplace for cost-effective docker container deployment.
- The platform uses a unique pricing model where providers compete to fulfill resource requests.
- Akash Network is powered by a Layer 1 blockchain and the AKT utility token.
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Flexible Work Hours
Company News
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.
In partnership, Aethir and IO will be deploying a total of 1,000 H100 GPUs before the end of May, tripling all available H100s combined from competitors in Web3, such as Akash, and significantly boosting computational power for its users.
Brev.dev, a platform that simplifies the development of AI/ML models, fine-tunes and deployments on GPUs in the cloud, has formed a strategic partnership with Akash Network, a decentralized cloud computing marketplace.
We do the research, you get the alpha! Get exclusive reports and access to key insights on airdrops, NFTs, and more! Subscribe now to Alpha Reports and up your game! Go to Alpha ReportsDecrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENEWhile Bitcoin and Ethereum remain flat for the day, two tokens linked to decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) have been booming.The tokens for Akash Network and Zebec Network have posted monster gains, with AKT rising by 52.4% and ZBC by 38.5% in the past day. At the time of writing, AKT is trading for $6.29 and ZBC is trading for $0.03473, according to CoinGecko data. That's while the Bitcoin price has kept its footing above $66,000 and the Ethereum price has lost some ground to trade just below $3,200.DePIN has been an especially buzzy category in crypto lately. It involves using blockchains to maintain networks of physical hardware, such as sensors, wireless infrastructure, energy grids, and other applications. It's expensive and burdensome for a company to own all the compute power it might need, but also risky to centralize everything under one cloud computing provider