Azul
Provides high-performance Java runtime and cloud optimization solutions.
Company facts
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- 500
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Scott Sellers
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Private Equity · 2025
- Subsidiaries
- Payara
About
Azul is dedicated to helping its customers unlock the full potential of their Java applications, now and in the future. Many enterprises rely on Java as the backbone for their critical business applications and services, particularly in the cloud. Our customers often face the challenge of optimizing cloud costs while maintaining peak application performance and a seamless user experience. This is precisely why Azul provides the Java platform for the modern cloud enterprise. We understand that cloud cost optimization has become a top priority, on par with application performance itself. Azul Platform Prime is engineered to address this need directly, enabling organizations to significantly reduce their expenditure on Java compute resources without compromising on best-in-class performance. By simply switching from standard Java runtimes to Azul Platform Prime, our customers experience superior compiled code speed, enhanced memory management, and greater scalability. These improvements translate into proven infrastructure savings of 20% or more, all while consistently meeting performance service level agreements (SLAs). We are passionate about engaging with the Java community, offering insights, innovation, and solutions that bring new relevance to Java in an increasingly connected world. Our strategy is to make Azul the core of every modern cloud enterprise by prioritizing our customers' success, maintaining an unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence, and advancing Java through community leadership. Millions of Java developers, hundreds of millions of devices, and some of the world's most respected businesses trust Azul to power their applications, benefiting from exceptional capabilities, performance, security, and value. Our customer base includes a significant portion of the Fortune 100 and Forbes' most valuable brands, as well as all of the top 10 financial trading companies globally.
Open positions
Principal Product Manager, Java Intelligence
Principal Product Manager (IC) owning areas of Azul's Java products — Intelligence Cloud SaaS, Optimizer Hub, and Payara InSight — setting strategy, roadmap, and pricing, and partnering with engineering, sales, and marketing. Requires deep technical fluency in JVM concepts, cloud, and Kubernetes, plus enterprise SaaS product management experience.
IT Intern, AI and Operations
An 8-12 week summer intern on Azul's IT & Security team who designs and builds Claude AI skills and agents (using MCP connectors like Slack, Asana, M365, Salesforce) to automate IT/security workflows, supports security ops in Okta/Purview/Defender, and helps with Jamf device management, onboarding, and Confluence documentation.
Senior Software Engineer - Optimizer Hub
Azul == Java. As the only company focused 100% on Java, Azul is building the Java platform for the modern cloud enterprise. We are reimagining how customers use Java, bringing them the tools and insight they need to…
Global Channel Operations Manager
Azul is seeking a Global Channel Operations Manager to join our Global Revenue Operations team. Reporting to the Vice President, Revenue Operations, this role will manage the programs and infrastructure that support…
Account Executive Sweden
We have an exciting opportunity for experienced software sales executives to join our dynamic and growing sales team! We are actively interviewing candidates in the Nordics area for our Account Executive role. Azul…
Enterprise Account Executive, (UNCAPPED and Remote)
We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Cloud Sales Specialist to help grow our Platform Prime customer base and increase revenue. This role will play a pivotal role in driving North America sales through a mix…
Channel Account Manager
Azul seeks an experienced and enthusiastic Channel Account Manager to build the channel across Germany. This is an exciting role that demands initiative and enthusiasm. You will help close small and large…
Sales Engineer
About the Role The Azul Sales Engineer is a hands-on, deeply technical pre-sales leader responsible for delivering the technical win across opportunities within their territory. Azul sells to the most demanding Java…
Senior Software Engineer (C++) for JVM runtime
We are seeking a highly skilled **Senior Software Engineer** to join our team developing Azul Prime, an award-winning enhanced build of OpenJDK designed for superior application performance, responsiveness, and…
Technical Account Manager
About the Role The Technical Account Manager (TAM) is a deeply technical post-sales role focused on driving successful adoption of Azul Prime within a portfolio of strategic customers. Unlike a traditional TAM role,…
Enterprise Account Executive (UNCAPPED and Remote)
We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Cloud Sales Specialist to help grow our Platform Prime customer base and increase revenue. The Prime Sales Specialist will play a pivotal role in driving North America…
Software Sales Specialist, Azul Prime - North America (Remote)
We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Prime Sales Specialist to help grow our Platform Prime customer base and increase revenue. The Prime Sales Specialist will play a pivotal role in driving North America…