Senior AI Deployment Engineer

About the role

Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. We are looking for a highly experienced and driven Senior AI Deployment Engineer to join our forward-thinking cloud development and operations team.

Responsibilities

• Work with geographically distributed international teams on technical challenges and process improvements.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot cloud and AI infrastructure solutions based on open source software.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and refine technical requirements.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain high quality standards.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in cloud operations and development.
• Design and implement AI-driven automation across the DevOps lifecycle, including code development and maintenance.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to customers during the delivery phases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, with a strong focus on cloud and infrastructure technologies, including Kubernetes and/or OpenStack
• Experience with high-performance data center processing, networking, and storage
• Exposure to Golang and working knowledge of other programming languages (Python, JavaScript)
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines
• Exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills across networking and storage (hardware and software), Linux, and Kubernetes, with attention to performance optimization and security
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical tasks and collaborate effectively with diverse teams
• Comfortable making independent judgment calls when working directly with customers, often with limited day-to-day oversight
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent customer-facing communication skills
• A commitment to innovation, continuous learning, and delivering high-quality results
• Ability to travel up to 25% if needed, including internationally

Nice to have

• Extensive experience in network and/or storage architecture
• Experience with high-performance computing or GPU infrastructure: GPU scheduling, MIG/vGPU, RDMA/RoCE or InfiniBand fabrics, NVLink, DCGM health-checking, GPU driver/firmware lifecycle or NVIDIA AI Enterprise
• Presence in the open source community including upstream contribution and conference presentations
• Prior experience with commercial container and virtual compute infrastructure platforms such as Rancher, Openshift, and VMware

Education And Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience. At least 5 years of DevOps or Software Development experience or in a similar role.

Benefits

What does Mirantis offer you? Work with an established Silicon Valley leader in the cloud infrastructure industry; Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies; Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation; Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued; Professional development and training; Attend conferences and working groups; Company outings, happy hours, hackathons, and tech talks; Receive a competitive compensation package with a strong benefits plan.