Earth Species Project · 2 hours ago
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Backend/Data Performance)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$226K/yr - $236K/yr
5+ years expEarth Species Project is a non-profit using AI to decode animal communication to foster a renewed relationship with nature. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will design and optimize scalable data pipelines that enhance the efficiency and reliability of AI workflows for understanding animal communication.
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Responsibilities
Design and optimize high-performance data pipelines for distributed training and storage (using tools like Arrow, DuckDB, LanceDB, BigQuery, vector databases)
Focus on low-level optimizations (latency, throughput, reliability, GPU usage)
Build monitoring and visualization tools for tracking data quality, pipeline performance, and experiments
Optimize distributed AI workloads for reliability, latency, and efficiency
Scope and supervise projects so that interns, PhD students, and post-docs can contribute and collaborate effectively
Support recruiting efforts and help shape the growth of the infrastructure team
Qualification
Required
5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience
Strong Python programming skills (bonus points for lower-level languages)
Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
Experience building or supporting ML/AI infrastructure in production
Experience with high-performance data tools (DuckDB, Apache Spark, Delta Lake)
GPU orchestration and large-scale model training experience
Familiarity with ML platforms (SageMaker, Vertex AI) and frameworks (PyTorch, JAX)
Experience mentoring junior engineers, interns, or researchers and breaking down complex projects into manageable tasks
Experience participating in technical hiring processes and evaluating candidates
Preferred
Have deep knowledge of training architectures, CUDA programming, or TPU optimization
Have Full-stack development experience with frameworks like React for building web applications
Experience managing HPC infrastructure with tools like Slurm or Kubernetes clusters
Background in monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana) for ML pipeline observability
Benefits
Medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance - ESP covers 100% of the premium
401k plan with match (if based in the United States)
2,000 USD home office stipend
Unlimited paid time off, with a recommended minimum of three weeks per year
Flexible working hours
Regular team retreats around the world
Company
Earth Species Project
Earth Species Project is an open-source collaborative and nonprofit dedicated to decoding non-human language.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$18.2MKey Investors
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
2024-10-17Grant· $17M
2023-12-03Grant· $1.2M
Leadership Team
Aza Raskin
Co-Founder
Andrea Austin
Head Of Operations
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