Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Astera Labs

$160-240k

AWS
Python
Java
Bash
Terraform
C++
C
Jenkins
Ansible
JIRA
Keep
Atlassian
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Authorized to work in the US

Office located in Santa Clara, CA

Astera Labs

Purpose-built connectivity solutions

Open for applications

Astera Labs

Purpose-built connectivity solutions

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceData storageEnterpriseMachine Learning

Open for applications

$160-240k

AWS
Python
Java
Bash
Terraform
C++
C
Jenkins
Ansible
JIRA
Keep
Atlassian
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Authorized to work in the US

Office located in Santa Clara, CA

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceData storageEnterpriseMachine Learning

Company mission

To be a trusted partner for distributing data in intelligent systems.

Role

Who you are

  • Strong academic and technical background in information technology, preferably in computer/electrical engineering. A Bachelor’s degree is required, and a Master’s is preferred
  • ≥8 years’ related experience as an infrastructure, operations, DevOps, SRE, and/or security engineer
  • Hands-on experience working with AWS services and tools such as EC2, S3, VPC, Route 53, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Security Hub, Guard Duty, Inspector, Shield, WAF, KMS, HSM, etc
  • Ability to choose appropriate AWS services based on specific use cases and requirements
  • Strong understanding of cloud security frameworks, standards, and best practices
  • Understanding of virtual networks and network architecture in AWS including VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) configuration, subnets, security groups, NACL, NAT Gateway and routing tables
  • Experience with AWS CloudFormation or other infrastructure-as-code tools
  • Ability to set up monitoring and logging
  • Understanding of backup and recovery mechanisms using AWS services
  • Should know the software development life cycle and be familiar with DevOps working practices and tooling including Terraform/CloudFormation, Jenkins, Bitbucket, JIRA, and Ansible
  • Collaborate with hardware, ASIC, software engineers, and other stakeholders
  • AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, and Security
  • Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks and to work with minimal guidance and Entrepreneurial, open-mind behavior and can-do attitude
  • Strong experience in design, implementation, and deployment of secure cloud systems to meet business needs
  • Design secure network architectures, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, VPNs, and other security technologies
  • System administration of high-performance infrastructure like NFS file system, license servers, AD/LDAP servers, proxy servers, and dynamic compute nodes
  • Automate ways to keep our high-performance computing grid functioning smoothly by monitoring queues, nodes, services, and infrastructure for errors, latency issues, and traffic problems
  • Proactively fix known issues and prevent future downtime, and maintain communication between grid, scheduler, and teams
  • Ability to work with external partners, and with Cloud and Datacenter services, and manage SSL Certificate, Secure File Transfer, VPC networking, Security Groups/Firewall, and DNS
  • Experience with scripting languages and using them for semiconductor EDA automation (primarily Python, Bash and TCL, Java/C/C++ a plus)
  • Develop, implement, and manage security measures and controls to protect cloud-based systems and infrastructure
  • Design and maintain system backup solutions for system recovery and disaster recovery
  • Provide technical support to ensure the reliable operation of cloud production
  • Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues related to cloud computing systems
  • Developing cloud native CI/CD workflows using Jenkins and Atlassian tools

Desirable

  • Proven experience in the semiconductor industry or related fields
  • Strong understanding of high-performance computing (HPC), parallel processing, and distributed systems
  • Familiarity with CAD systems and their integration into cloud environments
  • Experience with ASIC design, simulation, and verification workflows
  • Managing user job submissions over Slurm, PBS Pro, or similar job schedulers
  • Deploying scalable EDA workloads in AWS
  • Installing and managing EDA tools from companies like Synopsys, Cadence, Ansys, etc

What the job involves

  • As a Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a focus on AWS cloud technologies, you will play a pivotal role in driving our organization’s transformation to a cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC) platform using AWS
  • Your responsibilities will include implementing and maintaining the architecture of a highly available, high-performance computing platform that supports our ASIC and hardware engineers
  • You will work closely with the Engineering, DevOps, and IT Teams to develop and deploy critical infrastructure while enhancing automation and security
  • This role will be instrumental in executing the cloud strategy of the company with the ability to implement cutting-edge platforms supporting our internal business units and customers
  • This position requires an in-person presence, offering a unique opportunity to impact our global operations directly

Our take

Astera Labs was founded in 2017 to help companies ease bottlenecks in computing-intensive tasks. This is a problem that has become increasingly urgent with the rapid development of AI technology, and constitutes what Astera Labs has described as an addressable market that will reach $8 billion by 2025.

Although still relatively young, Astera Labs has had a particularly quick start. The pace of digital transformation has continued to accelerate amongst companies, meaning it has been able to grow despite the recent slowing of the economy. On top of this, its fabless approach facilitates faster scaling, helping to position the company as a market-leading connectivity provider.

With this remarkable growth and significant funding at its back, the company has cultivated a strong reputation and a range of products that tightly address pressing market issues. Lately, it has focused on growing its products and operations, particularly in North America and Asia, as well as expanding into Canada and eyeing up an IPO for 2024.

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Insights

Top investors

46% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Nov 2022

$150m

SERIES D

Sep 2021

$50m

SERIES C

Total funding: $206.4m

Company benefits

  • Flexible time off in the US
  • Parental leave
  • Competitive medical, dental and vision plans
  • 401K
  • Retirement and pension plans

Company values

  • Focused on customer’s needs
  • Delivering consistent results
  • Innovating exponentially
  • Operating with the highest levels of integrity and ethical standards

Company HQ

Santa Clara, CA

Leadership

After graduating with a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, they were Design Director at the National Semiconductor Corporation.

Previously Systems Engineering Manager, Member of Group Technical Staff at Texas Instruments.

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