Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Summary

Join Pallon, an ETH Zurich spin-off, and become the infrastructure architect for our AI-powered sewer inspection system. You will design and manage a cutting-edge GPU cluster, optimizing it for deep learning and computer vision. Collaborate with engineering teams to solve infrastructure challenges, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. This role requires 5+ years of experience architecting infrastructure solutions, deep understanding of the tech stack, and strong communication skills. We offer a chance to contribute to a positive societal impact, work with a motivated team, and participate in our Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including working from home or our Zurich office.

Requirements

• You have a proven track record (5+ years) of not just implementing, but architecting and deciding on infrastructure solutions, ideally in startup environments
• You possess a deep understanding of all levels of the stack, including Linux system administration, cloud infrastructure (container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code), and hardware (server architecture, networking, storage systems)
• You are comfortable with scripting and programming in various languages
• You have a university degree in Computer Science or a related field
• You are highly independent and excel at prioritizing your own work, seeking help when needed
• You communicate clearly and effectively with engineering teams, translating their needs into practical infrastructure solutions
• You are a quick and eager learner, ready to adapt to new technologies and challenges

Responsibilities

• Own All Infrastructure Decisions: Be the architect and decision-maker for our entire infrastructure, from our high-density compute cluster to our cloud environment
• Architect and Manage a Cutting-Edge GPU Cluster: Design and build our powerful GPU cluster, optimizing it for maximum deep learning and computer vision performance
• Partner with Engineering Teams: Work directly with the computer vision and platform teams to solve their infrastructure challenges
• Maintain high availability, security, and performance: Maintain high availability, security, and performance of our production systems and data pipelines
• Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Things Done: From strategic planning to replacing faulty NVMe drives, troubleshooting Kubernetes pod eviction issues, and configuring custom systemd units, you'll handle it all

Preferred Qualifications

• You have experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments or machine learning infrastructure
• You have experience with data engineering and ETL pipelines

Benefits

• Contribute to a positive impact on society and the environment
• Develop a novel product that changes a whole industry
• Be part of a motivated, smart, fun, and supportive team of software engineers and AI researchers
• Own a part of Pallon and have a part in our success with our Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
• Work from home or enjoy access to our beautiful office space located in Zürich