Software Engineer, Research Infrastructure

Required

• Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure in production
• A track record of independently scoping and delivering complex, ambiguous, multi-month technical projects
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and hands-on coding ability
• Experience making architectural decisions that other engineers and teams build on top of
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience driving alignment across multiple teams or stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
• Strong candidates may also have
• Experience building infrastructure or platforms specifically for research or machine learning workflows
• Direct experience navigating the reliability and architectural challenges that come with rapidly scaling systems
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and infrastructure-as-code
• Familiarity with the compute, tooling, and workflow needs of large-scale machine learning research
• Experience operating in a startup or startup-like environment, i.e. a small, fast-moving team with high autonomy