Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join an AI infrastructure team to lead end-to-end software deployments in enterprise customer environments, from cloud VPCs to on-premises hardware. You will work directly with customer engineering teams to make complex deployments reliable, secure, and repeatable.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Plan, configure, test, and roll out deployments in customer cloud and on-premises environments.
• Partner with customer IT, security, and platform teams, including through live technical discussions and occasional office visits.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure issues involving Kubernetes configuration, cloud IAM, networking, and related systems.
• Build monitoring, telemetry, and automation that turn deployment-specific work into reusable patterns.
• Understand the hardware requirements of machine learning workloads and deploy them on customer-controlled infrastructure.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• At least 3 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• Deep production experience with Kubernetes and Terraform, plus cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with networking, infrastructure as code, Linux, Docker, Helm, and cloud IAM.
• Background deploying software into customer-controlled environments, such as BYOC or VPC deployments, air-gapped systems, on-premises installations, or customer-managed clusters.
• Ability to communicate clearly, structure technical explanations, and diagnose issues live with external engineering teams.
• Experience in a startup or high-growth environment, with evidence of strong technical ownership and consistent role tenure.
• GPU infrastructure experience and familiarity with deployment tools such as Replicated or KOTS are relevant.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary: $200,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

LOCATION

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.