Senior Infrastructure Engineer

We’re looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to help us scale this effort. This is a hands-on role focused on provisioning, automation, and working closely with our data center and networking teams to bring new sites online. If you’re passionate about infrastructure, enjoy debugging things close to the metal, and want to grow your skills across Linux, Kubernetes, and distributed systems - we’d love to talk., * Support the provisioning and deployment of Kubernetes clusters on bare metal servers.

• Help build and maintain tooling for bare metal provisioning - including DHCP, DNS, PXE/iPXE/HTTPBoot, and Talos Linux Machine Configuration.
• Write and maintain scripts and services (Go, Python, Bash) to automate deployment workflows across new and existing sites.
• Partner with data center operations and networking teams to ensure hardware is correctly configured, connected, and ready for use.
• Manage infrastructure configuration using tools like Git, Flux, and Terraform.
• Contribute to system documentation, runbooks, and tooling that makes our infrastructure reliable and repeatable.

• Experience with Linux / Kubernetes systems and comfort working in a terminal.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and Git-based workflows (e.g., Terraform, Flux, Kustomize).
• Ability to write and maintain basic tooling in Go, Python, or Bash.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (IPAM, VLANs, DHCP, DNS).
• Working knowledge of storage concepts (block vs object, NFS, RAID, etc.).
• Strong sense of ownership and a willingness to dive into hardware, firmware, or low-level provisioning issues., * Experience provisioning physical machines in a data center environment.
• Exposure to Talos Linux, Kubernetes bootstrapping, or Kubernetes platform engineering.
• Previous collaboration with facilities, hardware, or network teams in an operational role., * Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
• Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $132,100 to $279,800, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.

Groq delivers fast, efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud , giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach, anything is possible. Build fast., Our goal is to hire and promote an exceptional workforce as diverse as the global populations we serve. Groq is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our organization. We value and celebrate diversity in thought, beliefs, talent, expression, and backgrounds. We know that our individual differences make us better.