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Inflection AI

Senior DevOps Engineer (AI & Cloud Infrastructure)

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Palo Alto, CA
175K-250K Annually
Senior level
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Palo Alto, CA
175K-250K Annually
Senior level
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll design and operate cloud and AI infrastructure, ensuring performance and reliability for large-scale AI applications using Azure and AWS.
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At Inflection AI, our public benefit mission is to harness the power of AI to improve human well-being and productivity.

The next era of AI will be defined by agents we trust to act on our behalf. 

We’re pioneering this future with human-centered AI models that unite emotional intelligence (EQ) and raw intelligence (IQ)—transforming interactions from transactional to relational, to create enduring value for individuals and enterprises alike.

Our work comes to life in two ways today:

Pi, your personal AI, designed to be a kind and supportive companion that elevates everyday life with practical assistance and perspectives.

Platform — large-language models (LLMs) and APIs that enable builders, agents, and enterprises to bring Pi-class emotional intelligence into experiences where empathy and human understanding matter most.

We are building toward a future of AI agents that earn trust, deepen understanding, and create aligned, long-term value for all.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and operate the next generation of Inflection AI’s cloud and AI infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of AI research and production systems, owning the reliability, scalability, and performance of GPU-enabled platforms that power large-scale LLM training and inference. You will work across Azure and AWS to build highly automated, observable, and resilient infrastructure supporting low-latency AI applications in production.

What You’ll Do
  • Architect, deploy, and operate large-scale LLM inference servers and AI applications with a focus on low latency, high availability, and production reliability.
  • Design, provision, and maintain complex cloud architectures across Azure and AWS, including storage, compute, networking, databases, and native LLM services.
  • Manage GPU-enabled Kubernetes clusters and Slurm-based HPC environments, optimizing resource allocation for AI training and inference workloads.
  • Deploy and operate core Kubernetes infrastructure components and operators (GPU operators, ingress controllers, service meshes, CNIs, CSIs, and storage drivers).
  • Build scalable infrastructure-as-code and deployment workflows using Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, ArgoCD, and GitOps best practices.
  • Design and maintain centralized observability systems using Prometheus, Grafana, Clickhouse, and cloud-native monitoring tools.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, lead incident response, perform post-mortems, and continuously improve system reliability and SLAs.
What We’re Looking For
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or ML Infrastructure supporting high-scale, production systems.
  • Deep expertise in Azure and AWS, including storage, compute, networking, databases, and cloud-native monitoring services.
  • Strong Kubernetes administration experience, including GPU scheduling, operator deployment, and management of core infrastructure components; experience with Slurm is highly desirable.
  • Proven experience deploying, scaling, and operating Large Language Models (LLMs) and inference engines such as vLLM, TGI, or Triton.
  • Strong experience with modern DevOps tooling: Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI, Prometheus, Grafana, and Clickhouse.
    Advanced scripting and automation skills in Python and Bash, with the ability to debug complex distributed systems and optimize performance at scale.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot LLM servers, Kubernetes workloads, GPU utilization, and cloud infrastructure bottlenecks.
  • Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field to the offered position requirements.
Employee Pay Disclosures

At Inflection AI, we aim to attract and retain the best employees and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contributions to the company. For this role, Inflection AI estimates a starting annual base salary to fall within the range of $175,000 to $250,000, depending on a candidate’s qualifications and level of experience. This role also includes a meaningful equity component, allowing employees to share in the long-term success of the company.

Benefits

Inflection AI values and supports our team’s mental and physical health. We are focused on building a positive, safe, inclusive and inspiring place to work. Our benefits include:

  • Diverse medical, dental and vision options
  • 401k matching program
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Parental leave and flexibility for all parents and caregivers
  • Support of country-specific visa needs for international employees living in the Bay Area

Top Skills

Argocd
AWS
Azure
Bash
Clickhouse
Github Actions
Gitlab Ci
Grafana
Helm
Kubernetes
Kustomize
Prometheus
Python
Slurm
Terraform
HQ

Inflection AI Palo Alto, California, USA Office

Palo Alto, CA, United States

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