Senior Principal Architect: AI Infra & Kubernetes Platform

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Conferences and tech talks

Open-source collaboration

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Mirantis, an IREN company, is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer for k0rdent to set the technical direction across core k0rdent, AI Infrastructure, and AI Applications. You will own end-to-end architecture and drive a unified platform for enterprise-grade Kubernetes-based AI workloads.

You will mentor Staff and Principal engineers, influence product strategy, and engage with customers and upstream communities to ensure alignment with the broader cloud-native ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Kubernetes internals and cluster lifecycle.
• Strong background in distributed systems design and multi-tenant environments.
• Experience with AI/ML runtimes, model serving, and GPU scheduling.
• Proven ability to define and drive technical strategy across large engineering org.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve multi-quarter technical roadmap for k0rdent.
• Architect cross-pillar components (KCM/KSM, AI Infra, AI Apps).
• Set engineering standards for API design, testing, observability, security, and reliability.
• Mentor senior ICs (Staff/Principal) and guide hiring and career growth.
• Engage with upstream communities and customers to align with ecosystem.

Skills

Kubernetes internals

Distributed systems

AI/ML runtimes

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

10+ years of related experience

Job description

Mirantis, an IREN company, is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer for k0rdent to set the technical direction across core k0rdent, AI Infrastructure, and AI Applications. You will own end-to-end architecture and drive a unified platform for enterprise-grade Kubernetes-based AI workloads.

You will mentor Staff and Principal engineers, influence product strategy, and engage with customers and upstream communities to ensure alignment with the broader cloud-native ecosystem.