Sovereign AI Compute Engineer: Linux, Kubernetes & Cloud Infra

Mistral; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Retirement plans

Relocation support

Wellness programs

Meal allowance

Transportation allowance

Job summary

Mistral is seeking an AI Compute Engineer to join our sovereign AI infrastructure team in Paris. You will manage Linux environments, cloud systems, and AI workloads to keep models running at scale and securely.

Work with research, product, and infrastructure to align systems with AI goals, troubleshoot incidents, and provide excellent customer and internal support. The role emphasizes modern cloud-native practices and hands-on collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux system administration experience at scale.
• Proficiency in Slurm and/or Kubernetes to manage workloads effectively.
• Familiarity with distributed storage, high performance networking, cloud security, or GPU/AI/ML workloads is a plus.
• Customer-focused mindset: Ability to diagnose, explain, and resolve technical issues for users leveraging Mistral’s AI solutions.
• Pragmatic, collaborative, and hands-on - you thrive at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and customer success, and are eager to drive modernisation in a fast-evolving landscape.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate the infrastructure powering Mistral’s sovereign AI, including Linux environments, cloud systems, and AI workloads.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents to ensure high availability, performance, and security for our models, products, and compute platforms.
• Collaborate with research, product, and infrastructure teams to align systems with AI and customer needs.
• Provide technical support to customers and internal teams, diagnosing issues, guiding solutions, and ensuring smooth operations.
• Explore and contribute to modern cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes and GPU orchestration, as we evolve our sovereign AI platform.

Skills

Linux system administration

Slurm

Kubernetes

Tools

Slurm

Kubernetes

Job description

Mistral is seeking an AI Compute Engineer to join our sovereign AI infrastructure team in Paris. You will manage Linux environments, cloud systems, and AI workloads to keep models running at scale and securely.

Work with research, product, and infrastructure to align systems with AI goals, troubleshoot incidents, and provide excellent customer and internal support. The role emphasizes modern cloud-native practices and hands-on collaboration.