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Overview
Vast.ai is a cloud computing marketplace company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2018. The company operates a platform where owners of idle GPU hardware, from individual hosts to full data centers, rent that capacity to customers who need it for machine learning training and inference. It uses a real time bidding and search model to undercut traditional cloud providers, and is used mainly by AI researchers, startups, and independent developers.
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Technologies
Tech DNA
Python
C++
Bash
PyTorch
TensorFlow
OpenCL
PostgreSQL
Redis
AWS
LLM
Security
Bash
Zero Trust
GDPR
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Threat Modeling
AI/ML
Python
C++
SQL
CUDA Toolkit
LLM
Docker
KVM
CentOS Stream
Debian
Docker Compose
Grafana
Prometheus
Proxmox VE
Ubuntu
VMWare
PyTorch
TensorFlow
AWS
Terraform
HPC
AI Agents
PostgreSQL
Redis
OpenCL
Other
gRPC
Rest API
Postman
Stack modernity
74/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Python
10 jobs
Required
$213k
+18% vs market
CUDA Toolkit
7 jobs
Required
$320k
+22% vs market
LLM
7 jobs
Required
$300k
+50% vs market
C++
6 jobs
Required
$310k
+55% vs market
Docker
5 jobs
Required
$150k
Median
KVM
4 jobs
Required
$150k
+9% vs market
Bash
3 jobs
Required
$150k
+5% vs market
Docker Compose
3 jobs
Required
$150k
+222% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
22%
SQL
20%
AWS
16%
Docker
16%
PostgreSQL
15%
LLM
12%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
HPC
Aug 2026
Postman
Aug 2026
SQL
Aug 2026
Rest API
Aug 2026
AI Agents
Aug 2026
OpenCL
Aug 2026
Threat Modeling
Aug 2026
SOC 2
Aug 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
Jobgether
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Leidos
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$213k
Typical range
$80k – $320k
Open positions
12
5
Jobs
Middle
40%
Senior
20%
Staff
20%
Architect
20%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $105k | $80k – $130k |
| Senior | 1 | $300k | $300k |
| Staff | 1 | $240k | $240k |
| Architect | 1 | $320k | $320k |
Highest paying role
Director of Engineering
$320k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
12
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~2 days
08/31/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
33%
Support
17% ▲
Backend
8% ▼
DevOps
8% ▼
QA
8% ▼
Security
8% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added HPC to stack
Aug 2026
Added Postman to stack
Aug 2026
Added SQL to stack
Aug 2026
Added Rest API to stack
Aug 2026
Added AI Agents to stack
Aug 2026
Added OpenCL to stack
Aug 2026
Added Threat Modeling to stack
Aug 2026
Added SOC 2 to stack
Aug 2026
Added ISO 27001 to stack
Aug 2026
Added GDPR to stack
Aug 2026
Added Zero Trust to stack
Aug 2026
Added Terraform to stack
Aug 2026
Jobs
$90k – $150k per year • In office • Full-Time • Los Angeles
Bash
Python
CUDA Toolkit
LLM
PyTorch
TensorFlow
DevOps
CentOS Stream
Debian
Docker
Docker Compose
Grafana
KVM
Prometheus
Proxmox VE
Ubuntu
VMWare
HPC
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$90k – $150k per year • In office • Full-Time • Los Angeles
Bash
Python
CUDA Toolkit
LLM
PyTorch
TensorFlow
DevOps
CentOS Stream
Debian
Docker
Docker Compose
Grafana
KVM
Prometheus
Proxmox VE
Ubuntu
VMWare
Apply
$170k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Los Angeles
C++
Python
SQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Rest API
Terraform
Apply
$90k – $130k per year • In office • Full-Time • Los Angeles
Bash
Python
CUDA Toolkit
PyTorch
TensorFlow
DevOps
CentOS Stream
Debian
Docker
Docker Compose
Grafana
KVM
Prometheus
Proxmox VE
Ubuntu
VMWare
Apply
$200k – $320k per year • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • San Francisco • Los Angeles
CUDA Toolkit
Apply
$180k – $300k per year • In office • Full-Time • Los Angeles • San Francisco
C++
Python
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Docker
gRPC
KVM
Terraform
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Apply
$145k – $185k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
GDPR
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Threat Modeling
Apply
$160k – $320k per year • In office • Full-Time • San Francisco • Los Angeles
C++
Python
CUDA Toolkit
LLM
OpenCL
DevOps
HPC
Apply
$160k – $320k per year • In office • Full-Time • San Francisco • Los Angeles
C++
Python
AI Agents
CUDA Toolkit
LLM
Apply
$160k – $320k per year • In office • Full-Time • San Francisco • Los Angeles
C++
Python
CUDA Toolkit
LLM
Apply
$120k – $180k per year • In office • Full-Time • Los Angeles • San Francisco
C++
Python
LLM
Cybersecurity
Zero Trust
Apply
$80k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Los Angeles
Postman
Apply