Senior Platform Engineer — Build Scalable AI Infra

Normal Computing Corp.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Normal Computing is seeking a senior Platform Engineer to own and evolve the critical infrastructure powering our engineering organization. The role requires managing local physical infrastructure (network, servers) with regular on‑site presence in Mountain View and occasional travel to the New York office.

You will work across Linux systems, networking, storage, security, automation, deployment infrastructure, and open‑source tooling, tackling problems that span multiple domains.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in system administration, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, SRE, DevOps, or equivalent hands‑on systems work.
• Deep knowledge of Linux and/or BSD, and systems administration fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Own, operate, and improve critical infrastructure and internal systems across Normal.
• Build and maintain physical network and server infrastructure.
• Design and implement reliable, maintainable, and secure infrastructure across a broad technical surface area.
• Diagnose complex systems issues spanning Linux, networking, storage, security, applications, and deployment infrastructure.
• Automate operational workflows while maintaining a deep understanding of the underlying systems.
• Make thoughtful, high‑impact changes to sensitive production and company infrastructure.
• Improve the reliability, observability, maintainability, and security of our systems.
• Evaluate, deploy, and contribute to open‑source infrastructure technologies.
• Build documentation and operational practices that allow infrastructure knowledge to scale across a distributed team.
• Partner with engineers across the company to solve infrastructure challenges and support Normal’s continued growth.

Skills

Linux/BSD

Infrastructure experience

Open-source infra

Scripting/Automation

Troubleshooting

Ownership

Documentation

Collaboration

Hands-on IC

Tools

Open-source tooling

Job description

Normal Computing is seeking a senior Platform Engineer to own and evolve the critical infrastructure powering our engineering organization. The role requires managing local physical infrastructure (network, servers) with regular on‑site presence in Mountain View and occasional travel to the New York office.

You will work across Linux systems, networking, storage, security, automation, deployment infrastructure, and open‑source tooling, tackling problems that span multiple domains.