Systems Engineer (Infrastructure)

Adapt.com; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical benefits

Top-tier equipment

Frontier AI tools

Catered lunch

Job summary

Adapt.com is seeking an experienced infrastructure-focused engineer to own the systems that run code and real work for customers, from sandbox orchestration to storage.

This role blends product and platform work, with direct customer collaboration, emphasizing reliability, performance, and cost. Preference for the SF Presidio office, but remote work is available.

Applicants should have 4+ years in infra, multi-tenant compute experience, Rust/Go, TypeScript, and cloud/Kubernetes know-how.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of engineering experience with infrastructure ownership.
• Experience operating multi-tenant compute systems with isolation, reliability, and cost.
• Fluent in Rust or Go, proficient in TypeScript, and comfortable with Linux basics.
• Hands-on cloud, Kubernetes, and container or microVM technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale secure multi-tenant sandbox orchestration and storage.
• Improve reliability, performance, and cost of customer workloads.
• Own deployments, observability, runbooks, and on-call for shipped systems.
• Collaborate with customers and engineers to solve infra and product problems.
• Make architecture decisions, ship incrementally, mentor teammates.

Skills

Rust

Go

TypeScript

Linux fundamentals

Tools

Kubernetes

Firecracker

gVisor

Job description

About the role

You’ll own the systems that let Adapt agents run code and complete real work, from sandbox orchestration to storage and core infrastructure. This is a product-focused engineering role. You’ll work with customers, ship user-facing improvements, and measure success through reliability, performance, and cost.

We prefer candidates who can work from our Presidio office in San Francisco. We’re open to remote work or relocation for the right candidate.

What you will do

• Build and scale secure, multi-tenant sandbox orchestration and distributed storage.
• Improve the reliability, performance, and cost of customer workloads.
• Own deployments, observability, runbooks, and on-call support for the systems you ship.
• Work directly with customers and engineers to solve problems across infrastructure and product.
• Make clear architecture decisions, ship in small increments, and help teammates grow.

About you

• 4+ years of engineering experience, with substantial infrastructure ownership, ideally at an early-stage company.
• Experience operating multi-tenant compute systems, including isolation, reliability, and cost.
• Strong Rust or Go skills, Linux fundamentals, and fluency in TypeScript or an appetite to learn.
• Hands-on cloud, Kubernetes, and container or microVM experience, including runtimes such as Firecracker or gVisor.

Benefits

• Equity in an early-stage company.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to plan terms and eligibility.
• Top-tier equipment and the peripherals you need.
• Access to frontier AI tools and Adapt.
• Daily catered lunch, snacks, and coffee in our Presidio office.

San Francisco Bay Area base salary is $200,000-$300,000. Actual compensation depends on skills, experience, and location. Total compensation includes equity and benefits and may include bonus or variable pay. Recruiting can share location-specific details.

Adapt is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Contact recruiting for reasonable accommodations. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification.