Principal Platform Engineer | AI Infrastructure

Principal Platform Engineer | AI Infrastructure | San Francisco | $350k Base + Significant EquityOne of the most exciting AI companies in the market is hiring a Principal Platform Engineer to build the infrastructure powering autonomous AI agents conducting real scientific research.This is a rare chance to own the compute backbone of a rapidly scaling platform at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and scientific discovery.What You’ll Own:Massive Kubernetes clusters running persistent workloadsCRDs, Operators, orchestration systemsGPU-heavy heterogeneous compute environmentsTerraform / modern infrastructure automationPlatform architecture at true foundational scaleIdeal Background:Deep Kubernetes production expertiseOperator / controller developmentStrong systems engineering in Go or PythonStartup ownership mentalityDetails:San Francisco (onsite)Base salary $350,000 + meaningful equityHigh-growth, venture-backed environmentIf you’ve built real infrastructure at scale and want frontier-level impact, message me directly.