Symbolica AI · 19 hours ago
DevOps Engineering Lead - ML Infrastructure
Symbolica AI is an AI research lab focused on applying category theory to enhance logical reasoning in machines. The DevOps Engineering Lead will design and optimize the infrastructure and tools to transition research prototypes into production-ready software, ensuring reliability and performance in machine learning applications.
Responsibilities
Focus on improving the reliability and performance of our Lambda cluster and model training pipeline
Assist in managing multiple Kubernetes environments across cloud providers
Maintain and build the internal observability platform across all environments, covering everything from GPUs, AI applications and distributed backend systems
Take ownership of our model training and deployment systems, bringing them to a more scalable, production-ready state
Aid in building comprehensive CI tests for GitOps repositories and promotion systems
Build and maintain different environments for research and client facing products according to best practices
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in DevOps, or infrastructure roles, with at least 2 years in machine learning infrastructure or MLOps
Proficient in cloud-native architectures, with the ability to make the right tradeoffs where necessary
Experienced with Linux, containers, GPU management, Nix, Kubernetes and an interest in making sure the infrastructure behind our models is secure by design
Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to nimbly solve edge-cases with minimum disruption
Solid software engineering skills in Rust, Golang or Python
Preferred
It would be a benefit if you have either built, maintained, or managed ML infrastructure using DevOps practices in the past
Benefits
Competitive salary and early-stage equity package.
A high-trust, execution-first culture with minimal bureaucracy.
Direct ownership of meaningful projects with real business impact.
A rare opportunity to sit at the interface between deep research and real-world productization.