Member of Technical Staff (AI Infrastructure Engineer)

We are looking for an AI Infra engineer to join our growing team. We work with Kubernetes, Slurm, Python, C++, PyTorch, and primarily on AWS. As an AI Infrastructure Engineer, you will be partnering closely with our Inference and Research teams to build, deploy, and optimize our large-scale AI training and inference clusters Responsibilities - Design, deploy, and maintain scalable Kubernetes clusters for AI model inference and training workloads - Manage and optimize Slurm-based HPC environments for distributed training of large language models - Develop robust APIs and orchestration systems for both training pipelines and inference services - Implement resource scheduling and job management systems across heterogeneous compute environments - Benchmark system performance, diagnose bottlenecks, and implement improvements across both training and inference infrastructure - Build monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions tailored to ML workloads running on Kubernetes and Slurm - Respond swiftly to system outages and collaborate across teams to maintain high uptime for critical training runs and inference services - Optimize cluster utilization and implement autoscaling strategies for dynamic workload demands Qualifications - Strong expertise in Kubernetes administration, including custom resource definitions, operators, and cluster management - Hands-on experience with Slurm workload management, including job scheduling, resource allocation, and cluster optimization - Experience with deploying and managing distributed training systems at scale - Deep understanding of container orchestration and distributed systems architecture - High level familiarity with LLM architecture and training processes (Multi-Head Attention, Multi/Grouped-Query, distributed training strategies) - Experience managing GPU clusters and optimizing compute resource utilization Required Skills - Expert-level Kubernetes administration and YAML configuration management - Proficiency with Slurm job scheduling, resource management, and cluster configuration - Python and C++ programming with focus on systems and infrastructure automation - Hands-on experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch in distributed training contexts - Strong understanding of networking, storage, and compute resource management for ML workloads - Experience developing APIs and managing distributed systems for both batch and real-time workloads - Solid debugging and monitoring skills with expertise in observability tools for containerized environments Preferred Skills - Experience with Kubernetes operators and custom controllers for ML workloads - Advanced Slurm administration including multi-cluster federation and advanced scheduling policies - Familiarity with GPU cluster management and CUDA optimization - Experience with other ML frameworks like TensorFlow or distributed training libraries - Background in HPC environments, parallel computing, and high-performance networking - Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) and GitOps practices - Experience with container registries, image optimization, and multi-stage builds for ML workloads Required Experience - Demonstrated experience managing large-scale Kubernetes deployments in production environments - Proven track record with Slurm cluster administration and HPC workload management - Previous roles in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering with focus on ML infrastructure - Experience supporting both long-running training jobs and high-availability inference services - Ideally, 3-5 years of relevant experience in ML systems deployment with specific focus on cluster orchestration and resource management

Qualifications include strong expertise in Kubernetes administration (including custom resource definitions, operators, and cluster management), hands-on Slurm workload management for job scheduling and resource allocation, experience deploying and managing distributed training systems at scale, deep understanding of container orchestration and distributed systems architecture, and familiarity with LLM architectures and training processes. Experience managing GPU clusters and optimizing compute resource utilization. Required Skills include expert-level Kubernetes administration and YAML configuration, Slurm job scheduling and cluster configuration, Python and C++ for systems and infrastructure automation, hands-on experience with PyTorch in distributed training contexts, understanding of networking, storage, and compute resource management for ML workloads, API development and distributed systems management for batch and real-time workloads, and strong debugging/monitoring with observability tools for containerized environments. Preferred skills include Kubernetes operators and custom controllers for ML workloads, advanced Slurm administration, GPU cluster management and CUDA optimization, familiarity with additional ML frameworks, HPC background, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible), GitOps practices, container registry management, and image optimization for ML workloads. "

Design, deploy, and maintain scalable Kubernetes clusters for AI model inference and training workloads. Manage and optimize Slurm-based HPC environments for distributed training of large language models. Develop robust APIs and orchestration systems for both training pipelines and inference services. Implement resource scheduling and job management systems across heterogeneous compute environments. Benchmark system performance, diagnose bottlenecks, and implement improvements across both training and inference infrastructure. Build monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions tailored to ML workloads running on Kubernetes and Slurm. Respond swiftly to system outages and collaborate across teams to maintain high uptime for critical training runs and inference services. Optimize cluster utilization and implement autoscaling strategies for dynamic workload demands.