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Namespace
Compute cloud for CI, builds and AI coding agents
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- SVPNEA20VC+7
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Open roles at Namespace
6 positions we're tracking, re-checked daily
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Infrastructure Software Engineer (Switzerland, Germany, UK, NY or SF)
zurich, switzerlandMid-levelfirst seen today - apply ↗
Product Engineer (Switzerland/Germany/UK or SF/NY)
zurich, switzerlandMid-levelfirst seen today - apply ↗
Customer-Facing Software Engineer (Switzerland or SF/NY)
zurich, switzerlandMid-levelfirst seen today - apply ↗
Engineering Lead, US (SF Bay Area or New York)
zurich, switzerlandSeniorfirst seen today - apply ↗
Security Engineer (Switzerland, NY or SF)
zurich, switzerlandMid-levelfirst seen today - apply ↗
Account Executive (SF Bay Area or New York)
zurich, switzerlandMid-levelfirst seen today
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What Namespace is building
Namespace sells the compute that software gets built and tested on, and it runs that compute itself: its own hardware, hypervisor and scheduler, with Linux, Windows and Apple Silicon macOS instances. On top sit three products. GitHub Actions runners are a drop-in replacement for GitHub's own. Remote builders cover Docker, Bazel (including remote execution), Turborepo and Nix. Devboxes are build-and-test environments on Mac, Windows and Linux, now pitched directly at AI coding agents. The pricing tells you the design. Everything is metered in 'unit minutes' (1 vCPU and 2 GB for a minute) times a platform multiplier, from 1x for Linux to 10x for macOS. Linux starts at $0.001 a vCPU-minute prepaid, and Devboxes cost $0.004 a minute plus storage. Caching is a first-class product, with cache snapshots, registry storage and Bazel cache hits each priced separately, because fast CI is mostly a caching problem. The customer list is unusually strong for a 20-something-person company: Ramp, SpaceXAI, ElevenLabs, Factory, Framer, Zed, Vanta, Sierra, Warp, DuckDB and Mapbox among them. Warp reports 4x faster CI and runs more than 20,000 sandboxes a month on Namespace.
Why this matters
Coding agents change the economics of CI. A human opens a few PRs a day; an agent fleet can open hundreds, and each one needs an isolated environment to build, test and iterate in. Scale's Javier Redondo put it plainly in the announcement: agents in software development 'challenge the tradeoff assumptions made by prior generations of tooling.' General-purpose clouds weren't built for thousands of short-lived, cache-heavy, sometimes macOS jobs, and GitHub's hosted runners are slow and expensive. Namespace's numbers back the timing: 8x revenue growth in a year, 1,000+ customers, and a Series B seven months after the A.
Investors: Scale Venture Partners (Javier Redondo), NEA, 20VC, Essence, Burst Capital, Susa Ventures, Angels: Olivier Pomel (Datadog), Mitchell Hashimoto, Spencer Kimball, Neha Narkhede
Hiring outlook
Hugo's Series B post says they will 'continue hiring world-class talent,' and the Ashby board has 10 live roles across engineering, security, customer engineering and sales in Switzerland, Germany, the UK, New York and the SF Bay Area. No salaries are listed.
Working at Namespace
Namespace is a AI company based in Zurich, Switzerland. For a AI company this size, the reality is opportunity to shape your role based on the company stage.
Most Namespace jobs are based in Zurich, Switzerland.
How to actually get hired at Namespace
Why applying the normal way doesn't work
Namespace uses an ATS, but referrals still come first. Cold applications aren't ignored — they're just behind referrals, sourced candidates, and recruiter picks.
Who to contact at Namespace
- Who decides
- the hiring manager
- Best channel
- LinkedIn or direct email
What to show them
Take a real open-source repo with a slow CI pipeline, profile it end to end, and move it onto Namespace runners plus remote cache. Publish before/after timings broken down by queue, restore, build and test, and explain where the remaining time goes.
A cold email that works at Namespace
What Namespace screens for
Look at who wrote angel checks: Datadog's CEO, HashiCorp's co-founder, Cockroach's CEO and Confluent's co-founder. Infrastructure founders don't back a CI company unless they think it's a platform. Harry Stebbings said these are 'the best set of customer references we've ever had' in 12 years of investing. With roughly 22 people, 1,000+ customers and a fresh $42M, the next hires will own whole surfaces such as macOS, security and the US engineering org. The Engineering Lead, US role is the clearest sign they're building a second center of gravity outside Zurich.
Tailor your CV to the specific Namespace role rather than sending a general one. Applications that mirror the language of the job description clear automated filters at a materially higher rate.
Don't make these mistakes
Don't tell Hugo that 'CI is slow and painful.' He spent nearly nine years as a principal engineer on Google's internal application platform and built Namespace precisely because he knows how good build infrastructure can be. Skip the generic DevEx complaints. Show him a specific build graph, cache miss or runner bottleneck and what you'd do about it.
Mistakes that kill Namespace applications
Don't send the same CV you sent everywhere else. At people it's obvious, and it's the fastest rejection there is.
Lead with their problem, not your ambition. Namespace is focused on Coding agents change the economics of CI — show you understand that.
Don't apply and wait. The median AI application gets no response ever. One follow-up at day five roughly doubles reply rates.
Applying to Namespace? Get the contact, not the form.
The Namespace interview process
We don't yet have verified candidate reports for Namespace. What follows is the typical process for a -person AI company, so treat it as a model, not confirmed detail.
Interview stages
- 1
Recruiter Screen
Phone or video · 30 min
What it testsBasic qualification and logisticsUsually run byRecruiter or HR - 2
Hiring Manager Interview
Video call · 45 min
What it testsRole fit and experience deep-diveUsually run byHiring manager - 3
Technical/Functional Round
Video call · 60 min
What it testsSkills assessment and problem-solvingUsually run byTeam members - 4
Final Round
In-person or video · 60 min
What it testsCulture fit and cross-functional alignmentUsually run bySenior leadership
Namespace take-home assignment
Namespace includes a take-home exercise in their interview process. For AI roles, this typically involves a practical problem that takes 2-4 hours. Focus on clean, working code over premature optimization. They're evaluating how you think and communicate, not just the solution.
Namespace interview timeline
Namespace runs about 14 days from first contact to offer. The median for AI companies at people is 14 days, so Namespace is about average than most.
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Namespace jobs, frequently asked questions
How many jobs does Namespace have open?
We're tracking 6 active openings at Namespace (verified October 10, 2026).
Does Namespace hire remotely?
Namespace doesn't have remote openings at the moment. All roles are in Zurich, Switzerland.
What roles is Namespace hiring for?
Namespace is hiring across Engineering, Sales. The most recent opening is Infrastructure Software Engineer (Switzerland, Germany, UK, NY or SF).
How do I apply for a job at Namespace?
Click through to apply, or see our detailed guide on landing a job at Namespace.
Does Namespace respond to cold emails?
We haven't verified response rates at Namespace yet.
Who is the hiring manager at Namespace?
At this size, hiring is usually run by the hiring manager.
How competitive is it to get hired at Namespace?
Expect 100-250 applicants in the first two weeks for AI roles at this size. Apply within 72 hours for best odds.
How many rounds is the Namespace interview?
4 stages: Recruiter Screen, Hiring Manager Interview, Technical/Functional Round, Final Round.
Is the Namespace interview hard?
The interview emphasizes technical depth and system design over abstract problems. Hardest stage: Technical Interview.
Does Namespace give a take-home task?
Yes, Namespace includes a take-home assignment.
How long does Namespace take to get back to you?
Around 14 days across the full process.
What should I prepare for the Namespace interview?
Study technical depth and system design. At this size (), they care about self-sufficiency over textbook knowledge.
Where is Namespace based?
Namespace is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
Get Namespace roles before they're posted
A role stays uncontested for about four days. Here's the window, and where we put you in it.
From $5.99/week, cancel any time.
- live
- +2h+2hrole spotted & verified1
- +4h+4hyou get the alert1
- day 3day 3you've applied~8
- day 7+day 7+hits the job boards250+
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