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Senior Infrastructure Engineer
San Francisco, CA
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Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Founding Team)

About Us:

We're an innovative AI startup focused on revolutionizing human-AI collaboration by intelligently mapping business workflows through advanced analysis of organizational communications. Our approach combines deep ontology-driven methodologies with cutting-edge knowledge work automation, similar in ethos to industry leaders like Palantir. We serve Fortune 500 enterprises, building upon a proven track record of success in delivering impactful SaaS solutions.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our elite founding team, driving infrastructure development and serving as a technical leader. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience in backend infrastructure and a proven ability to lead engineering teams in fast-paced, high-talent-density environments.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and scale robust backend infrastructure for enterprise-level deployments, supporting both cloud-based and hybrid environments.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring engineers while remaining a strong individual contributor.
  • Ensure infrastructure meets stringent requirements for security, compliance, and reliability tailored to enterprise clients.
  • Collaborate closely with founding team members, aligning technical architecture with strategic company objectives.
  • Participate actively in shaping our engineering culture and best practices.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, primarily focused on backend infrastructure.
  • Significant experience as a technical leader, ideally managing teams of up to 10 engineers.
  • Proven track record developing and shipping enterprise SaaS products, preferably at companies renowned for high engineering standards (e.g., Palantir, Databricks, Scale).
  • Strong knowledge of distributed systems, scalable API design, and infrastructure tailored to enterprise-grade deployments (on-prem/hybrid/cloud).
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent from a top-tier institution.
  • Solid programming fundamentals, adaptability across tech stacks, and an appreciation of AI-driven systems (basic understanding preferred, though not mandatory).

Candidate Attributes:

  • Comfortable working fully onsite (5 days a week) in our San Francisco office.
  • History of professional stability (ideally with employment periods of 2+ years per role).
  • Predominantly individual contributor roles with a maximum of one year in pure managerial roles.

Compensation:

  • Salary range: $210,000 – $300,000 annually, plus equity.

This role represents a unique opportunity to join an ambitious founding team, actively shaping the technological backbone of a future-focused AI enterprise serving high-profile global businesses.



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