You will lead the technical delivery of AI reliability and security platforms within complex enterprise Kubernetes environments. As a hands-on individual contributor, you’ll manage the deployment, configuration, and operationalization of critical infrastructure for strategic customers in regulated sectors. This role bridges the gap between sophisticated AI experimentation and secure, production-ready enterprise deployments.
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at well-funded enterprise AI startup
Are you a Kubernetes expert who loves staying close to the metal while working at the forefront of the AI revolution? You will own the end-to-end delivery for strategic enterprise customers, solving complex infrastructure challenges across multi-cloud and on-prem environments. This is a rare opportunity to shape how regulated industries safely operationalize generative AI at scale while working with a world-class engineering team in NYC.
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Location
New York, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Well-funded enterprise AI infrastructure startup
What you will do
- Deploy and configure enterprise-grade AI deployment tools using Helm across EKS, AKS, GKE, and OpenShift environments.
- Own technical relationships with strategic enterprise customers, leading them from initial architecture design through to full production readiness.
- Automate and troubleshoot infrastructure using Terraform while ensuring high standards for observability, networking, and system security.
Who this is a fit for
- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform engineering, SRE, or hands-on customer-facing engineering for complex software.
- Expert-level knowledge of production Kubernetes, including Helm, ingress, networking, storage, and secrets management.
- Proven track record of deploying and debugging distributed systems within major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Why this role is remarkable
- Directly impact how the world’s most regulated organizations safely adopt and scale generative AI technologies through robust infrastructure.
- Join a fast-growing, Series A startup backed by top-tier VCs, operating at the cutting edge of AI reliability and governance.
- Deeply technical IC role with ownership over the entire deployment lifecycle across diverse cloud and on-prem architectures.
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