Senior GCP Emulator Engineer (MVP to GA) at LocalStack

LocalStack is a fast-growing Series A startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops. They’ve closed their last $25M funding round in Q4 2024, backed by Notable Capital, CRV, and Heavybit.

LocalStack is a local cloud development platform that makes it easier, faster, and less expensive for software teams to ship reliable, high-quality applications to the cloud. Their mission is to enable AI agents and software developers to find and fix risks faster and more effectively than they can in the cloud.

Their customer base spans from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 companies, including NASA, Harness, IBM, Workday, Comcast, Apple, 3M, and Block.

They are sustainably growing their globally distributed teams across GTM, operations, and engineering. In 2025, they almost doubled in size and continue to grow in 2026.

LocalStack is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with a small engineering office in Vienna, Austria, and remote team members from 25 countries.

👉 Responsibilities:

• Scale the MVP of the GCP emulator product into a GA-ready product, owning the full roadmap of the GCP emulator.

• Independently operate the agentic production line for the GCP product.

• Instrument, measure, and iterate on adoption, connecting directly with users and driving evidence-based changes.

• Work closely with the GTM team to integrate the GCP emulator into a wider product suite, including AWS, Snowflake, Azure, and digital twins.

👉 Required Experience:

• 7+ years of professional software engineering or sales/solutions engineering in a GCP context.

• In-depth knowledge of GCP and exceptional understanding of its usage.

• High systems-level fluency in emulating a cloud, including APIs, authentication, resource models, and distributed systems. Demonstrated strong system design thinking and experience.

• Proficient in any language, with preference for Python, Go, or Rust.

• Experience with Claude/Gemini/Codex class tooling to ship solutions.

• Deep knowledge in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and distribution mechanics, including single binary packaging, cross-platform builds, licensing/entitlement gating, and telemetry instrumentation.

• Experience in a product-based environment with a strong product mindset, preferably in a VC-backed Series B+ (devtooling or cloud infrastructure preferred).

🌱 Company Values:

• Care: Prioritize empathy and understanding in every interaction.

• Ownership: Take responsibility for outcomes and foster autonomy.

• Openness: Build trust through open communication and diverse perspectives.

• Courage: Embrace bold challenges and calculated risks.

• Excellence: Chase extraordinary results and push boundaries.

🎁 Benefits:

• Fully remote work.

• Competitive salary.

• Annual company retreat.

• 2 extra company-wide holidays.

• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture with community guilds and online events.