Software Engineer Infrastructure

IT Opportunity available:About This RoleI am looking for a Software Engineer, Infrastructure with 4-7 years of experience to own the core systems that make AI agent workloads fast, safe, and reliable at an AI Startup Client. You'll be a hands-on IC working directly with a world-class team — including the co-founder of Google Wallet and 100% of its founding team — on a brand new compute paradigm that powers the next generation of AI agents. This is foundational infrastructure work close to the metal, building execution environments, orchestration, isolation, and networking for enterprise customers in highly regulated and defense spaces. We're a small, flat org anticipating a strong Series A with real sales traction, and we need builders who can reason through complex problems and take full ownership.What will you be doing?Driving performance optimization across the platform — faster is always better, and this will be a constant focus areaBuilding and scaling secure VPC deployments for enterprise customers in highly regulated industries including defenseDesigning and operating core infrastructure for sandboxed execution environments, containerization, micro VMs, and distributed job orchestrationOwning reliability, security, and observability of the systems you build — from design through monitoring and incident responseWorking with Kubernetes, Docker (including Docker-in-Docker), Terraform, Pulumi, Grafana, and Prometheus to build infrastructure that scales with rapidly growing demandDetails:4 - 7 years of experience in infrastructure engineering with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)Salary$180K - $250K plus equityHybrid work policy4 days in-office in downtown San Francisco, 1 day WFHVisa sponsorship not availableNo visa sponsorshipFull-time positionTech stack:Kubernetes, Docker, Linux Internals, AWS, GCP, Micro VMs, Containerization, Networking, Terraform, Pulumi, Grafana, Prometheus, Distributed SystemsRole requirementsSeniority4 -​ 7 years of experience in infrastructure engineering with Kubernetes,​ Docker,​ and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)Work experienceBuilt and operated production infrastructure systems (containers,​ orchestration,​ networking)Experience at a strong tech company (Series B-​D startup or FAANG-​level infra team)Scaled infrastructure for high-​volume or high-​performance workloadsEducationUndergrad in CS or Electrical EngineeringStrong technical school (e.​g.​,​ Waterloo,​ UIUC)Hard skillsDeep expertise in Kubernetes,​ Docker,​ and containerizationStrong with AWS/GCP primitives,​ networking,​ and Linux internalsExperience with microVMs,​ VPC deployments,​ or security isolationSoft skillsBuilder mentality — can reason through and design systems independentlyMiscellaneousIn-​office 4 days/week in San Francisco (commutable distance)Send me a DM with your resume, or email me directly @ David@TheTalentedGenius.org