Sovereign AI Compute Engineer | Linux, Kubernetes & GPUs

Mistral; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Relocation support

Wellness programs

Meal and transportation allowances

Job summary

Mistral is seeking an AI Compute Engineer to build and operate the infrastructure behind sovereign AI. You’ll manage Linux environments, cloud systems, and AI workloads to run reliably.

Collaborate with research, product, and infrastructure teams; troubleshoot incidents; provide customer-facing technical support to help users leverage Mistral’s sovereign AI with confidence. The role emphasizes modern cloud-native tech, including Kubernetes and GPU orchestration, and requires hands-on, pragmatic

Qualifications

• Strong Linux system administration experience at scale.
• Experience with Slurm and/or Kubernetes to manage workloads.
• Familiarity with distributed storage, high performance networking, cloud security, or GPU/AI/ML workloads.
• Customer-focused mindset with ability to diagnose and explain technical issues.
• Pragmatic, collaborative, hands-on approach at the AI-infrastructure edge.

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 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 and guiding solutions.
• Explore and contribute to modern cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes and GPU orchestration.

Skills

Linux admin

Slurm

Kubernetes

Distributed storage

Cloud security

GPU workloads

Customer support

Hands-on

Tools

Linux

Kubernetes

Slurm

Job description

Mistral is seeking an AI Compute Engineer to build and operate the infrastructure behind sovereign AI. You’ll manage Linux environments, cloud systems, and AI workloads to run reliably.

Collaborate with research, product, and infrastructure teams; troubleshoot incidents; provide customer-facing technical support to help users leverage Mistral’s sovereign AI with confidence. The role emphasizes modern cloud-native tech, including Kubernetes and GPU orchestration, and requires hands-on, pragmatic