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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Infrastructure Engineer - **Company:** Vcluster Labs - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Bash Shell, Nvidia CUDA, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, InfiniBand, Python (Programming Language), Networking Basics, Open Source Technology, Remote Direct Memory Access, Weka, Ceph (Software), Load Balancing, Large Language Models, Kubernetes, Bare Metal - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/ai-infrastructure-engineer-vcluster-labs-8356595 ## About the Role * Production K8s Mastery: 5+ years of experience deploying and operating Kubernetes in production, ideally on bare metal or in high-complexity environments. * GPU Fluency: Practical knowledge of NVIDIA GPU Operators, CUDA tooling, and systems-level configuration for GPU nodes. * Networking Fundamentals: Deep understanding of CNI plugins, overlay networks, load balancing, and connectivity diagnosis in layered environments. * Storage Expertise: Experience with persistent volume configuration, CSI drivers, and distributed systems like Ceph, Rook, Weka, or Longhorn. * Operational Agility: Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where you are often writing the playbook in real time. * Modern Tech Mindset: You thrive in environments that reject legacy tech and prefer a modern stack where you can solve a variety of problems from pipelines to internal services., * Kubernetes Depth: Relevant certifications such as CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or experience writing Kubernetes Operators. * AI/ML Familiarity: Experience with inference serving, GPU scheduling, and the tooling around LLM deployment. * Documentation: Experience building AI Automation in documentation to contribute to a shared knowledge base. ## Description * Lead Technical Deployments: Drive end-to-end technical deployments for GPU neocloud and AI Factory customers, from initial bare metal configuration to a validated vCluster environment. * Infrastructure Optimization: Configure and troubleshoot bare metal GPU node infrastructure, including CNI configuration, GPU Operator setup, distributed storage backends, and RDMA/InfiniBand. * Validation: Deploy and validate Kubernetes and vCluster to provide GPU-powered managed K8s. * Knowledge Transfer: Work alongside customer teams to build self-sufficiency, ensuring they can operate and grow the platform independently. * Scaling through Documentation: Document reusable playbooks and deployment architectures so your learnings become the next customer's head start. * Feedback Loop: Collaborate with Engineering and Product to surface recurring infrastructure challenges, acting as a direct feedback loop from the field into the roadmap. * Strategic Partnering: Join Sales in the pre-sales process where deep infrastructure work is required to achieve a meaningful proof of value., 2. Own the Outcome: We understand that our responsibility doesn't end when a task is checked off; it ends when the value is delivered. We connect our daily individual actions to the broader success of the company and our customers. 3. Create Wow: We measure success by the experience we generate, both inside and outside the company. For our customers, this means impressive speed and intuitive experiences. For our team, this means going the extra mile to support one another and to continuously drive each other to new heights. 4. Open Source, Open Mind: We are actively contributing to and maintaining open-source projects. Internally, we foster meritocracy - the strongest ideas win, no matter who or where they come from. 5. Build Tomorrow's Standards, Intentionally: We don't just ship software; we define the state-of-the-art of tomorrow. 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