Senior DevOps Engineer - AI Infrastructure

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team at Adaptive ML, a pioneering AI startup. As a DevOps Engineer remote, you will play a critical role in transforming our cutting-edge technology into a seamless, reliable product. Your primary focus will be on developing and maintaining deployment workflows, scaling production environments, and supporting internal and customer-facing workloads.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement systematic Kubernetes workflows for deploying our products across various infrastructures, including client-side and internal cloud platforms.
• Assist with product deployment, pre-sales support, demos, and production rollout both on-premises and in the cloud.
• Act as a first-line support for customer escalations, handling bugs, security issues, and large-scale events such as load testing and workshops.
• Lead deployment support efforts, including participating in customer onboarding calls, troubleshooting, and managing ticket triaging and on-call processes.
• Collaborate with sales and technical teams to align product development with customer needs and technical advancements.
• Maintain and optimize long-running, high-uptime infrastructure, including bare-metal servers and Linux networking.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of deployment automation, security protocols, and infrastructure resilience.
• Provide clear reporting and documentation on deployment activities, issues, and resolutions to a distributed team.

Requirements

• Significant experience (more than 6-8 years) in DevOps, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or technical support roles.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, containerization, and related ecosystems (Helm, ArgoCD, EKS, AKS, GKE).
• Strong networking skills, including DNS, proxies, and Web Application Firewalls (WAFs).
• Experience with authentication and identity federation protocols such as OIDC and SSO.
• Expertise in managing PostgreSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of security practices, incident detection and containment, Linux hardening, and network security.
• Experience with on-premises and hybrid infrastructure architectures, including Linux networking and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot high-availability services under pressure and support live customer interactions.

Nice to Have

• Optional: experience with Rust programming language and software development.
• Excellent communication skills, with a bias toward asynchronous collaboration.
• Passion for generative AI and foundational technology development.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• 401(k) plan with a 4% matching contribution.
• Unlimited paid time off, with a recommendation of at least five weeks annually.
• Mental health, wellness, and personal development stipends.
• Visa sponsorship available for candidates willing to relocate to New York or Paris.