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Principal AI Systems Engineer

  • Remote, worldwide
  • Full-time
  • Lead
  • 4 days ago
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In one line

Principal hands-on role building and running the compute, storage and identity layers behind large AI GPU clusters, on site with a senior infrastructure team.

About the role

Suits an engineer who likes taking hardware from first install to signed-off production and then staying on as the top escalation point. Work covers x86 servers, Linux, virtualization and fast distributed storage across several cluster sites.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, worldwide
Seniority
Lead
Employment
Full-time
Skills
Linux, VMware, KVM, Proxmox, DNS, DHCP, NTP
Posted
16 Oct 2026
Last checked
18 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Lead install and setup of x86 servers, Linux, virtualization and core infrastructure services
  • Build automated bare-metal provisioning, imaging, firmware and configuration workflows
  • Deploy and tune high-performance distributed storage and check it against GPU workloads
  • Handle Tier 3 escalations and keep optimizing production infrastructure after handover
  • Set standard baselines and repeatable deployment steps across multiple AI clusters

What they look for

  • Deep hands-on Linux and x86 systems engineering at principal level
  • Experience with VMware, KVM, Proxmox or similar virtualization platforms
  • Familiarity with DNS, DHCP, NTP, IPAM and DCIM tools such as Infoblox and NetBox
  • Knowledge of WEKA, VAST Data or other distributed storage, plus NFS and S3 interfaces
  • Comfort coordinating with storage vendors on acceptance tests, upgrades and tuning

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No pay range is stated in the posting.

What experience is needed?

It is a lead role. The posting asks for: deep hands-on Linux and x86 systems engineering at principal level; experience with VMware, KVM, Proxmox or similar virtualization platforms; familiarity with DNS, DHCP, NTP, IPAM and DCIM tools such as Infoblox and NetBox. Skills it names include Linux, VMware, KVM, Proxmox.

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