ABOUT BASETEN Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies operating at the frontier of AI to bring cutting-edge models into production. We're growing quickly and recently raised our $1.5B Series F , led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction Partners, and Spark Capital. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products. THE ROLE As an OS / K8s Systems Engineer at Baseten, you’ll build the automation and systems that turn raw GPU hardware into production-ready compute. From provisioning to orchestration, you’ll own the software layer that makes our infrastructure reproducible, scalable, and reliable across data centers. This is a senior, hands-on role focused on building systems not operating them. You’ll work close to the metal designing OS images, building provisioning pipelines, and automating cluster bring-up from scratch. Your work will define how quickly we can turn new capacity into usable compute. EXAMPLE INITIATIVES Zero-to-cluster automation Build workflows that take new hardware from unprovisioned to fully operational cluster. Provisioning systems Design PXE-based or equivalent systems for imaging and lifecycle management. Reproducible infrastructure — Ensure clusters deploy consistently across data centers. RESPONSIBILITIES Own the end-to-end automation of cluster bring-up and lifecycle management. Build and maintain OS images, provisioning systems, and configuration pipelines. Deploy and operate cluster orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Slurm, or similar). Design systems for reproducibility across sites and hardware generations. Automate upgrades, rollouts, and failure recovery. Optimize system performance, including GPU utilization and networking. Partner with hardware and network teams to validate and improve system b
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About the Team OpenAI’s Applications Engineering organization builds and operates the products that bring our cutting-edge research to millions of users and developers worldwide. The Applied Foundations team owns the core product and platform layers that make those experiences possible — from identity & access, to safety to payments & commerce across all of our apps. Our teams span product engineering, infrastructure, and safety, working together to deliver technology that is reliable, secure, and trusted at global scale. About the Role You will be a Senior Android engineer on OpenAI’s Applied Foundations team, building the core mobile experiences that power how users sign up, manage their account, family features, pay for services, stay safe, and interact with OpenAI’s products with confidence. This role is about creating high-quality products as well as reusable Android foundations that product teams across different OpenAI apps depend on to ship quickly while meeting the highest standards for security, reliability, and user trust. You’ll own complex client-side systems spanning UI, networking, local state, payment integrations and Apple platform integrations, and work closely with backend, product, and safety partners to shape the architecture that supports OpenAI’s mobile ecosystem at global scale. You might thrive in this role if you: Have 4+ years of professional software engineering experience. Have a proven track record of building high-quality Android applications in production. Are fluent in Kotlin (and/or Java) and familiar with Android development tools and architecture components. Prioritize performance, security, and user experience in mobile development. Enjoy working cross-functionally to bring ambitious product ideas to life. Care deeply about performance, security, and user experience. About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We
About the Team OpenAI’s Applications Engineering organization builds and operates the products that bring our cutting-edge research to millions of users and developers worldwide. The Applied Foundations team owns the core product and platform layers that make those experiences possible — from identity & access, to safety to payments & commerce across all of our apps. Our teams span product engineering, infrastructure, and safety, working together to deliver technology that is reliable, secure, and trusted at global scale. About the Role You will be a Senior iOS engineer on OpenAI’s Applied Foundations team, building the core mobile experiences that power how users sign up, manage their account, family features, pay for services, stay safe, and interact with OpenAI’s products with confidence. This role is about creating high-quality products as well as reusable iOS foundations that product teams across different OpenAI apps depend on to ship quickly while meeting the highest standards for security, reliability, and user trust. You’ll own complex client-side systems spanning UI, networking, local state, payment integrations and Apple platform integrations, and work closely with backend, product, and safety partners to shape the architecture that supports OpenAI’s mobile ecosystem at global scale. In this role, you will: Build and ship new experiences on iOS that showcase the power of AI. Optimize app performance, reliability, and responsiveness at global scale. Design and maintain shared iOS frameworks and primitives for account, trust, and commerce flows that are used across OpenAI’s mobile apps. Establish robust testing frameworks and refine app architecture for long-term maintainability. Collaborate with product, design, research, and backend teams to deliver high-impact features. Provide technical leadership to shape the future of OpenAI’s iOS platform. You might thrive in this role if you: Have 4+ years of professional software engineering experience. Hav
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Production Engineer) to join our team. This is a hybrid role (onsite three days a week in San Jose, CA or another Zscaler office; remote can be considered for exceptional candidates) reporting to the Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering in the Zero Trust Exchange department. As a key member of the Zero Trust Exchange team, you will own the systems-level reliability and performance of Zscaler’s high-throughput bare-metal and cloud infrastructure processing tens of billions of daily transactions across a global, multi-region fleet. This is a software-first SRE role: you will write production-grade code and automation, drive the shift from reactive incident response, and bring engineering discipline to the systems-level work - OS, network and application debugging - that keeps the fleet operating safely at scale. What You’ll Do (Role Expectations) Maintain h
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The Team Platform Engineering is the department within SRE that is responsible for a range of critical infrastructure and operational functions that support the broader engineering organization. Among these are our multi-cloud-provider Kubernetes infrastructure, deployment machinery, and observability and alerting systems. The Fabric team manages the infrastructure that enables secure communication between systems and from the public internet. Their responsibilities encompass network architecture, service mesh, and edge load balancing, ensuring customer data remains safe in transit. The team plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining the reliable and globally connected multi-cloud network that supports MongoDB products. This role can sit in our NYC HQ, our smaller Austin, Palo Alto, or San Francisco offices, or fully remote from anywhere in North America. When based in an office, we provide hybrid work accommodation. Role Overview We are seeking a talented Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a strong networking background to join the Fabric team. This role is pivotal in building and maintaining the robust infrastructure necessary for secure and efficient communication between our services. As an SRE on the Fabric team, you will leverage your expertise in networking, distributed systems, and automation to ensure our systems are resilient, scalable, and reliable. The ideal candidate should Have 10+ years of experience working on software and operating distributed systems, with deep expertise in networking fundamentals and a good understanding of how the internet works, e.g. TCP/IP (including IPv6), DNS, TLS/mTLS, BGP, tunnels, overlays, and SDN principles Possess a customer-focused mindset, driving improvements that benefit end-users Value efficiency in processes and operations, and display a strong preference for automation over manual processes (“allergic to ops work”) Be intimately familiar with modern cloud-based infrastructure and the network design prim
Cloud Platform Administrator (Mid-Level, Senior or Lead) **Sign on Bonus Potential** Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company’s Specialized United States Infrastructure Operations is currently seeking a Cloud Platform Administrator (Mid-Level, Senior or Lead) to join the team in Berkeley, MO; Seattle, WA; or Daytona Beach, FL . The Infrastructure team is seeking a skilled platform engineer to help build and operate the cloud platform services that host critical enterprise applications and software toolchains. In this role, the selected candidate will focus on the shared platform capabilities that enable teams to deploy, run, and maintain containerized and cloud-hosted solutions in a consistent and supportable manner. As both an individual contributor and technical leader, this position will help define and implement platform standards for Kubernetes, container hosting, deployment automation, configuration management, and operational support. This role is focused on platform reliability, repeatability, scalability, and service enablement, rather than custom application software development. Position Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain cloud platform services supporting Kubernetes, containers, ingress, storage integration, secrets management, and service connectivity Build and sustain reusable deployment patterns for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), Open Source Software (OSS), and internally customized applications Develop and maintain automation for platform provisioning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle support Manage cluster lifecycle activities including: Cluster upgrades Node management <
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Sr. AI GTM Engineer on Vanta's GTM Engineering team, you will design and ship internal AI products and processes that completely transform how our go-to-market teams operate and win. You'll embed with Sales, Customer Success, and Revenue Operations to build novel applications and platforms that accelerate pipeline generation, improve win rates, and scale how Vanta engages customers. You will also own end-to-end outcomes, move quickly from concept to production, and directly shape how customers experience Vanta in the field. This role is ideal for AI-pilled builders who want to be close to users, solve complex business problems with elegant technical solutions, and define entirely new categories of enterprise software. Vanta's GTM Engineering team operates as an internal incubator: applying AI at scale to revolutionize customer engagement. We build high-impact tools that reshape conversations, learn from every customer interaction, and demonstrate the value of our platform in real-world scenarios. This team sits at the intersection of engineering and GTM, shipping solutions that range from rapid prototypes to production-grade systems. What you'll do as a Senior AI GTM Engineer at Vanta: Ideate and build products that transform how Vanta generates new business, interfaces with prospects and customers, and grows existing customer relationships Own the full product lifecycle: prototype, iterate, ship, and maintain solutions that solve real-world customer and internal workflow problems Partner closely with Vanta’s CRO and executive leadership teams to architect and execute plans that bring Vanta to the forefront of GTM orgs lev
SUMMARY STATEMENT We are looking for a Solution Architect to design the technical solutions behind our client engagements and give delivery teams a clear, workable path from concept to production. You will work across enterprise data, software applications and GenAI - translating complex business problems into practical architectures that delivery teams can build and scale. This could include architecting an agentic workflow for clinical operations, a conversational analytics product grounded in enterprise data, or an AI-enabled decision platform for commercial teams. You will work directly with clients, define the architecture, test the most important technical decisions yourself and establish the foundations for successful delivery. This is an architecture-first role with meaningful hands-on engineering: you will stay close enough to implementation to prove the architecture works and support it through production delivery, without becoming the primary engineer for every component. You will also help shape the reusable patterns, technical standards and accelerators behind Lynx’s growing AI-native life sciences practice. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Solution Architecture Own the end-to-end solution architecture for client engagements, including data models, system design, integration patterns and technology choices. Translate business requirements into clear technical designs and implementation paths that delivery teams can build from. Design solutions spanning enterprise data, APIs, applications, cloud platforms and GenAI capabilities. Lead technical discovery with clients: understand requirements, assess existing systems and identify dependencies, constraints and delivery risks. Present architectural options and trade-offs clearly to technical teams, business stakeholders and senior leaders. Make pragmatic decisions across build speed, cost, scalability, security and maintainability. Review key implementation decisions and remain
$100K – $500K/yr
Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. We're looking for an Engineering Program Manager — or a technical engineer ready to move into program management — to help drive execution on our RISC-V CPU team. You'll work across architecture, design, verification, physical design, and DFT to keep a high-performance CPU program moving from spec through tapeout and post-silicon debug. Partnering with a senior program lead and engineering managers, you'll own schedules, track milestones, surface risks early, and keep cross-functional teams aligned. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are Experience in CPU, SoC, or silicon development — as an engineer, technical lead, or program manager. Comfortable working with cross-functional engineering teams and translating technical detail into clear status, dependencies, and trade-offs. Organized and proactive; you chase down open items rather than waiting for them to resolve. A clear communicator who can hold your own in engineering discussions and write updates leadership can act on. What We Need Support the full CPU development cycle — spec, design, verification, DFT, ta
The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking a motivated TS/SCI cleared Network Administrator to support the installation, configuration, and day-to-day management of enterprise network infrastructure. This role is an excellent opportunity for an early-career network professional to gain hands-on experience with routing and switching platforms, including Session Smart Router (SSR) / 128 Technology SD-WAN solutions, in a structured and security-conscious environment. The ideal candidate demonstrates a solid foundation in networking fundamentals, a willingness to learn vendor-specific technologies, and the discipline to operate within DoD network standards. The job duties will be performed daily on site at Langley Air Force Base, VA. Roles and Responsibilities: Assist in the configuration, deployment, and ongoing management of routers, switches, and Session Smart Router (SSR) appliances across enterprise and edge network environments. Support the design and implementation of routing policies, service policies, and traffic steering configurations on SSR/128 Technology platforms under senior engineer guidance. Perform LAN switching administration — including VLAN configuration, spanning tree, trunking, and port security — on Juniper EX Series and/or Cisco Catalyst platforms. Assist with the configuration and troubleshooting of routing protocols including OSPF and BGP (eBGP and iBGP) across enterprise WAN and data center environments. Monitor network health, availability, latency, and throughput using network management tools; escalate anomalies and assist in root cause analysis. Support configuration and maintenance of firewall rules, access control lists (ACLs), IPsec VPN tunnels, and other network security controls. Execute software and firmware upgrades, patch management, and lifecycle maintenance activiti
Flight Simulation Software Engineers (Associate, Experienced, and Senior) Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is currently seeking Flight Simulation Software Engineers (Associate, Experienced, and Senior) to join the Flight Simulation Labs team located in Berkeley, MO . This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization. **Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including; Associate, Experienced, and Senior Level Software Engineers. Our Air Dominance software engineers design, develop, and demonstrate avionics solutions for the platforms we build and upgrade. Your efforts will assist in integration of innovative technologies to maintain our platform’s dominance over the battlefield for many decades to come. Additionally, our software engineers support the Flight Simulation products associated with our platforms. The roles will involve software development for tools that support simulation infrastructure across Flight Simulation Labs. Selected candidates will be aligned to a statement of work that best suits their interests and skillset, some of which could include: Creating core simulation infrastructure to serve as a jumping-off point for programs developing flight simulation capabilities Developing tools to simulate, monitor, and capture messages between subsystems in a lab environment Modeling various aircraft capabilities, including the ability to run constructive scenarios in a testing environment Position Responsibilities: Develops, documents and maintains architecture, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for softwa
About the Team The Consumer Products team at OpenAI builds end-to-end hardware and software systems that bring AI into the physical world. We work at the intersection of custom silicon, embedded systems, operating systems, and cloud services to deliver reliable, production-ready devices at scale. Within Consumer Products, the camera stack is a critical sensing component. The team partners closely with electrical engineering, silicon vendors, systems, and higher-level perception and product teams to bring up new hardware, stabilize capture pipelines, and ensure camera systems are robust, debuggable, and ready for real-world deployment. This work spans early prototypes through production, with a strong emphasis on correctness, repeatability, and long-term reliability. About the Role As a Camera Firmware Engineer, you will own low-level camera enablement on custom hardware—from early board bring-up through stable production capture. You will develop and maintain the firmware and software that makes camera sensors reliable, controllable, and debuggable, forming the foundation for higher-level camera pipelines and product features. This role is highly hands-on and systems-oriented. You will work close to the hardware, diagnose real-world timing and integration issues, and build tooling that accelerates iteration across the entire camera stack. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We follow a hybrid work model with four days per week in the office and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In This Role, You Will Bring up new camera sensors and modules on prototype and production boards, including link stability, sensor control, and correct power, reset, and clock sequencing. Develop and maintain low-level camera software, including sensor drivers, board configuration, and camera subsystem integration across hardware revisions. Enable and validate core capture paths for development and production, including RAW capture for debugging, still capture, and hardware-
Ignite your curiosity. Solve the unsolvable. At Leidos, we do more than write code—we decode the unknown. Our San Diego-based research and engineering team takes on some of the nation’s toughest defense challenges using advanced signal processing, ocean remote sensing, and high-performance computing. We’re seeking a Software Engineer / Computer Scientist who enjoys solving complex problems and pushing the limits of performance. In this role, you’ll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers with expertise in hydrodynamics, physics, acoustics, and signal processing to build impactful software that turns massive, complex data sets into meaningful insight. If you are motivated by innovation, energized by collaboration, and excited to see your work support real-world missions, this could be the right opportunity for you. What You’ll Do Collaborate with scientists and engineers to design, develop, and optimize advanced algorithms for next-generation radar, optical, and infrared sensor systems. Build scalable, high-performance backend systems for scientific computing in distributed environments. Integrate, refactor, and improve scientific codebases to increase efficiency and scalability. Translate and optimize existing code for GPU/CUDA acceleration and parallel or distributed execution. Test, document, maintain, and enhance complex software in Linux/Unix environments. Contribute in a collaborative environment that values technical excellence, creativity, and continuous growth. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field with 4+ years of backend software development experience, or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience. Equivalent experience may be considered in place of a degree. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance; active Top Secret clea
From $151K/yr
We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager who is ready to lead through ambiguity and improve how software gets built at MongoDB. This role leads teams focused on developer productivity, with an emphasis on measurable improvements to the software development lifecycle. This role can be based remotely in the United States. The Team The AXIS team (AI, X-functional tools, Insights, and Signals) sits within Developer Productivity and is responsible for overseeing the metrics and observability infrastructure of our expansive developer environment to help build a strong data-driven culture. You’ll also be a key partner in building the agentic ecosystem for AI-driven development across engineering. Candidate Profile We’re looking for an experienced leader with a passion for solving the big challenge of measuring developer productivity and providing the actionable signals that help teams improve their performance. They should be comfortable working collaboratively with other leaders and partners across our Engineering and Data teams in maximizing the use of data for insights and AI enablement. The right candidate for this role will have 4+ years of experience managing software engineers, including hiring, performance management, growth planning, and compensation; required for external candidates and preferred for internal candidates 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building and operating production systems; experience in developer tooling, platform engineering, observability, or data engineering is a strong plus Demonstrated the ability to lead through ambiguity, work across team boundaries, and deliver outcomes without close supervision Strong customer orientation and sound judgment in finding practical, high-leverage solutions Experience working with systems involving analytics, data pipelines, and metrics platforms Experience with AI tools development and enablement efforts Strong technical judgment, including the ability to evaluate t
About the Team At OpenAI, we are dedicated to building safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) to benefit all of humanity. Our mission attracts the world’s top talent in science, engineering, and business to address one of the most ambitious challenges of our times. The Recruiting team is at the heart of this mission, tasked with identifying and hiring exceptional individuals who align with OpenAI's values and cultural ambitions. Our approach to recruitment aims to set the standard for excellence and innovation in the field, connecting outstanding candidates with opportunities to impact the future of AI. About the Role As a Senior Technical Sourcer at OpenAI, you will play a key role in identifying and engaging top-tier engineering talent across a broad range of technical domains. Your focus will be on sourcing exceptional software engineers and technical talent to help build world-class teams advancing our mission in AI research and deployment. In this role, you will: Lead sourcing strategies to identify and engage candidates across a variety of engineering disciplines, including software engineering, backend systems, product engineering, and related technical areas. Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of passive candidates through proactive outreach, research, and networking. Collaborate closely with hiring managers and technical leaders to deeply understand hiring needs and refine sourcing approaches accordingly. Leverage advanced sourcing techniques and tools to identify and attract exceptional talent. Represent OpenAI at industry events and conferences to promote our mission and connect with potential candidates. Maintain accurate and organized candidate data and metrics to inform sourcing strategies and decision-making. You might thrive in this role if you have: 5+ years of experience in technical sourcing, with a focus on engineering or technical roles. A proven track record of successfully sourcing candidates across a range of software engineering and
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