Lightning AI - Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer
Requirements
• 5+ years of professional software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related experience • Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building production backend systems in Python or similar object-oriented programming languages • Strong experience with Linux in production environments • Experience building APIs, tooling, or automation for managing infrastructure at scale • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration concepts • Understanding of HPC and bare-metal infrastructure fundamentals, including provisioning and out-of-band management • Ability to navigate ambiguity and make pragmatic architecture decisions while building for long-term reliability and scale • Experience working in a startup or other fast-paced environment with a high degree of ownership and autonomy • Experience with bare-metal hardware troubleshooting and provisioning, including technologies such as PXE/iPXE, BMC, Redfish, or IPMI, particularly with Dell hardware • Experience with GPU servers, either in bare-metal environments or under virtualization • Experience with network switches, routers, and firewalls, particularly SONiC switches, Palo Alto firewalls, or Juniper Networks • Experience with high-performance storage systems, particularly VAST • Experience supporting AI/ML or HPC infrastructure at scale
Responsibilities
• Infrastructure Software & Automation • Design, build, and operate production services, APIs, tooling, and automation for managing large-scale bare-metal and GPU infrastructure • Build and extend software systems that support infrastructure provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and lifecycle management • Develop reliable automation that reduces manual operational work and improves the consistency and scalability of infrastructure management • Build tools and interfaces that enable engineers and other systems to interact programmatically with physical infrastructure • Provisioning & Lifecycle Management • Build and extend systems for server discovery, provisioning, configuration, validation, and lifecycle management • Automate infrastructure bring-up and capacity deployment across large fleets of compute systems • Integrate software and automation with hardware management and provisioning systems • Improve tooling and workflows for managing infrastructure throughout its production lifecycle • Reliability & Observability • Build telemetry, logging, and observability capabilities that provide visibility into the health of our infrastructure • Develop tools and automation to identify, diagnose, and respond to infrastructure and hardware issues • Translate recurring operational issues and hardware failure modes into improvements to software, tooling, and automation • Improve the reliability and scalability of infrastructure operations as the fleet grows • Architecture & Collaboration • Partner with Network, Infrastructure Operations, Data Center, Platform Engineering, and other teams to define requirements and build new infrastructure capabilities • Participate in architectural discussions and help define the technical direction of Lightning AI’s infrastructure software • Make pragmatic design decisions that balance reliability, scalability, simplicity, and speed of execution • Write clear design documents and technical documentation and contribute to engineering best practices
Benefits
• We are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Final offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and role expectations. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package for eligible roles includes a discretionary bonus, a meaningful equity component, and comprehensive benefits. • The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is: • $180,000 - $220,000 USD • We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success: • Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents. • Comprehensive Health Coverage: • Meaningful Equity: RSUs that give employees a stake in the company's long-term success. • Meaningful Equity: • Retirement Savings: 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.). • Retirement Savings: • Flexible Time Off: Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays to support work-life balance. • Flexible Time Off: • Company-Wide Winter Break: Two weeks of company closure each winter to disconnect and recharge. • Company-Wide Winter Break: • Paid Parental & Family Leave: Paid leave to support you and your family through life's important moments. • Paid Parental & Family Leave: • Professional Development: Annual learning and development allowance to support your professional growth. • Professional Development: • Wellness Benefits: Wellness and work-from-home stipends to support your physical and mental well-being. • Sabbatical Program: Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service. • Sabbatical Program: • Flexible Work: Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for our office-based teams. • Flexible Work: • In-Office Meals: Complimentary meals at our office hubs. • In-Office Meals: • Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.
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