Software Engineer for AI Infrastructure

Join a leading AI lab as a Software Engineering Expert, where you will play a pivotal role in enhancing infrastructure and developer experience initiatives. This position focuses on improving internal tooling, reliability, and infrastructure velocity, allowing you to collaborate closely with engineering teams to build scalable systems and standardize infrastructure practices. Key Responsibilities Developer Experience (CI / Infra Reliability) Improve CI performance, reliability, and observability Build runner autoscaling and system hardening Implement alerting and notification systems Increase visibility into CI pipelines and failures Developer Experience (CLI & Tooling) Enhance CLI usability and discoverability Build telemetry, observability, and performance improvements for CLI tools Improve SDK/shared library ergonomics (stable APIs, versioning, templates) Develop tooling insights (e.g., usage visibility) IT Systems / SaaS & Procurement Manage and optimize SaaS tools and configurations Build systems for procurement intake and vendor inventory Implement and maintain Google Workspace administration, SAML-based SSO, and SCIM provisioning with RBAC controls Infrastructure “Paved Roads” (Pulumi / IaC) Build reusable Pulumi modules and service templates Standardize baseline infrastructure stacks (logging, monitoring, tagging, budgets) Reduce drift and copy-paste infra patterns Add safety checks and guardrails for faster, safer deployments Qualifications Strong proficiency in Python Experience with backend systems, infrastructure, or developer tooling Familiarity with at least one relevant area: CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Buildkite), CLI tooling and developer platforms, SaaS/IT systems (SSO, identity, provisioning), or Infrastructure-as-Code (Pulumi, Terraform) Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment Strong problem-solving and systems thinking skills Work Terms Commitment: ~20 hours per week Must be available for 2 × 45-minute syncs weekly, scheduled during PST work hours (Monday & Thursday) Compensation Hourly rate: $160 - $180 Eligibility This is a remote position Join us to work with a cutting-edge AI lab on foundational engineering systems, where you will have high ownership across critical infrastructure and developer experience layers. Enjoy a flexible, part-time engagement with meaningful technical impact and the opportunity to shape systems used by top-tier engineering teams.