Senior Infrastructure Engineer - AI

Open Select; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, dental, vision

Meaningful equity

Collaborative culture

Job summary

A fast-growing AI startup is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in San Francisco. In this role, you will architect and scale distributed systems that handle AI-driven phone conversations for major brands. You will contribute to optimizing ML infrastructure and integrating complex telephony systems. Ideal candidates have 3-6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and deep knowledge of Kubernetes, AWS, and real-time processing. This position offers a competitive salary and equity in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years building and scaling distributed systems, with deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure.
• Experience in high-throughput social/fintech companies or fast-growing startups.
• Proven track record with high-volume, low-latency workloads.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build distributed systems for real-time voice processing.
• Design and optimize ML infrastructure for training and inference.
• Integrate with complex telephony systems and enterprise phone networks.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS

Go

Datadog

Telephony systems

Real-time processing

Education

CS degree from a university in the US, Canada, or Europe

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Datadog

GPUs

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location: On-site, San Francisco, CA (3 days/week in office) Salary: $150k – $200k + equity Industry: AI, Cloud Infrastructure

What You’ll Drive

Join a fast-growing AI startup backed by $65M from top VCs (Scale Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Emergence, and founders of Twilio, Affir... ). As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll architect and scale distributed systems that power millions of real-time, AI-driven phone conversations for major brands and enterprises. Your work will directly impact platform reliability, ML inference performance, and the future of enterprise telephony.

You’ll tackle challenges at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, telephony, and machine learning - building systems that handle high-throughput, low-latency workloads and integrating with enterprise-grade voice and video systems. This is a high-impact role with direct influence on product, technology, and company trajectory.

What You’ll Focus On

• Architect and build distributed systems using Kubernetes and AWS for real-time voice processing
• Design and optimize ML infrastructure for training and inference across multiple regions
• Integrate with complex telephony systems (SIP, VOIP, WebRTC) and enterprise phone networks
• Ensure reliability through robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response (Datadog)
• Anticipate and solve scaling challenges as call volume grows exponentially
• Implement security and compliance best practices for regulated enterprise customers

Who You Are

• 3–6 years building and scaling distributed systems, with deep knowledge of cloud infra
• Experience at high-throughput social/fintech companies or fast-growing startups (Seed–Series C)
• Proven track record with high-volume, low-latency workloads, streaming, or real-time processing
• CS degree from a university in the US, Canada, or Europe
• Skilled in Kubernetes, AWS, Go, Datadog; experience with GPUs, ML infra, and real-time audio/video
• Background in telephony systems (SIP, VOIP, WebRTC) and/or security and compliance

Tech Stack

Kubernetes, AWS, Go, Datadog, GPUs, SIP, VOIP, WebRTC

Why You’ll Thrive Here

• Early-stage, high-impact role with direct product and technology influence
• Mission-driven: Transform how businesses interact with customers using AI
• Innovative, collaborative culture focused on hard problems in AI and automation
• Explosive traction: Millions of calls daily for major brands and enterprises
• High-growth: $65M raised from top VCs and industry leaders
• Elite founding team with deep AI, healthcare, and automation expertise
• Beautiful Jackson Square office with rooftop views and every tool you need
• Healthcare, dental, vision, and meaningful equity in a fast-scaling company

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