Principal Infrastructure Engineer, SambaNova Systems
$165-195k
+ Equity
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Platform for artificial intelligence innovation
Open for applications
Platform for artificial intelligence innovation
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$165-195k
+ Equity
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the development and deployment of artificial intelligence for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years in software engineering, technology architecture, and DevOps with a demonstrated ability to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient systems to support software development and deployment
- BS in CS, CE, EE or relevant field
- Strong computer science fundamentals
- Extensive experience building enterprise-grade software with Python, Go, or other modern programming languages
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems and cloud platform concepts
- Solid understanding of fundamental CI/CD, GitOps, and DevOps concepts and experience with building pipelines using technologies such as Jenkins or CircleCI
- Strong understanding of Linux operating system concepts and proficiency with Python and Bash scripting
- Strong technical acumen with Kubernetes and hands-on experience with deploying and managing services on clusters using tools like Helm and ArgoCD
- Deep understanding of provisioning infrastructure in a hybrid-cloud environment, infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles, and familiarity with relevant technologies such as Ansible and Terraform
- Experience building and deploying robust and secure web APIs and microservices
- Familiarity with container image building and container runtimes
- Experience building Linux packages and distribution platforms like Artifactory or similar technologies
- Experience building systems for data analytics using the ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) stack or similar technologies
- Proficient in cloud computing technologies and have experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Proven high-growth startup experience in scaling and supporting engineering teams, with the ability to lead by example and foster a high-performance culture
- Action oriented with a focus on speed and results
- Ability to thrive in a no-boundaries culture and make an impact on innovation
What the job involves
- This role presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI and the value it can unlock across every aspect of an organization’s business and operations.
- It is a high-visibility position which will shape the future of the AI platform in delivering the best-in-class cost-performance software solutions
- SambaNova is hiring a Principal Platform Software Engineer to lead the technical evolution of the developer experience as we scale to a world-class global SaaS provider
- Build cutting-edge customized tooling solutions to run complex workloads at scale across hybrid cloud environments to enhance software development, testing, and deployment efficiency
- Profile components of these workloads to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies and develop solutions to improve overall time and resource utilization
- Drive the adoption of cutting-edge public cloud technologies across hybrid cloud environments to accelerate overall developer velocity
- Develop robust and scalable systems for building and managing software artifacts like Linux packages, container images and Python wheels
- Oversee the maintenance of leading continuous integration systems and ensure seamless integration with other systems and tools for optimal performance
- Design and implement streamlined industry-standard practices and policies for DevOps, GitOps and MLOps across various teams and functions
- Work closely with stakeholders to assess and implement enterprise-level systems that align with the organization's goals and objectives
Our take
SambaNova Systems is a computing startup focused on building machine learning and big data analytics platforms. Its software-defined analytics platform enables optimum performance for any ML training, inference, or analytics models.
In 2021, SambaNova Systems became the best-funded AI systems and services platform startup in the world. Its total funding reached more than $1 billion and its valuation climbed to more than $5 billion. The company has received backing from the likes of BlackRock, Intel Capital, GV (formerly Google Ventures), among several others, and is expanding its offices in Palo Alto to accommodate this growth.
It's this support from premier investors in the industry that validates its mission to revolutionize the AI market by making it accessible to every organization.
Freddie
Company Specialist
Insights
-12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$650m
SERIES D
Feb 2020
$250m
SERIES C
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Flexible PTO in US
- Parental Leave
- Benefits (medical, dental and vision)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401k/Pensions
- Gym Access
- Flexible Working Hours
Company values
- We work with integrity
- Innovation that makes an impact
- We pride ourselves on top talent
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
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Leadership
Rodrigo Liang
(CEO)They studied at Stanford before spending 7 years as a Hewlett-Packard Hardware Manager, and working as Director of Engineering at inSilicon and Afara Websystems. Having spent a combined 15 years as VP of Sun Microsystems and then Oracle Corporation, they co-founded SambaNova in November 2017.
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