Founding Infrastructure Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Founding Infrastructure Engineer based in the United States.

The Founding Infrastructure Engineer will establish and own the core infrastructure of an early-stage AI startup developing an enterprise orchestration platform for the commercial real estate industry. As the first dedicated infrastructure hire, you will build the cloud foundation, deployment architecture, and operational systems needed to support a growing enterprise product. You will have significant autonomy in making foundational decisions around cloud architecture, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and security. A key focus will be designing reliable, scalable infrastructure with strong tenant-level data isolation and enterprise-grade access controls. Working closely with the engineering team, you will translate evolving product requirements into secure, maintainable technical solutions. This is an opportunity to shape the infrastructure roadmap from the ground up and have a direct impact on the platform's technical direction as the business grows.

Accountabilities

• Build and manage cloud infrastructure from the ground up using AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Define the infrastructure architecture and roadmap, making strategic decisions around scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.

• Design, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Establish container orchestration standards and deployment environments that meet enterprise customer requirements.

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, including automated build, testing, and deployment workflows.

• Own end-to-end deployment architecture and improve the reliability, consistency, and efficiency of application releases.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources.

• Establish repeatable infrastructure provisioning and configuration-management practices.

• Design and implement multi-tenant infrastructure patterns that ensure appropriate separation of customer environments and data.

• Build secure authentication, authorization, and access-control systems using technologies and standards such as OIDC, SSO, and Vault.

• Support enterprise security reviews and address infrastructure-related security requirements during customer evaluations.

• Partner with application engineers to translate product needs into practical infrastructure solutions.

• Establish infrastructure standards, identify technical gaps, and implement improvements as the platform and engineering organization scale.

• Balance rapid execution in an early-stage environment with the reliability, security, and operational expectations of enterprise customers.

Requirements:

• Strong professional background in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or cloud engineering.

• Demonstrated experience building cloud infrastructure and deployment architecture, preferably from scratch.

• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.

• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.

• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.

• Proven ability to design and implement CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.

• Familiarity with identity and access management concepts and technologies, particularly OIDC and SSO.

• Experience with Vault or comparable secrets-management solutions.

• Python programming experience.

• Understanding of multi-tenant architecture and infrastructure patterns for per-customer data isolation.

• Knowledge of enterprise security expectations, authentication, authorization, and customer data protection.

• Experience supporting production applications and making infrastructure decisions that affect deployment, reliability, and security.

• Ability to independently own infrastructure initiatives, establish technical standards, and make architectural decisions without relying on a large existing infrastructure team.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to turn ambiguous requirements into practical, scalable solutions.

• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, seed-stage startup environment, taking initiative and building systems from the ground up.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work closely with engineering stakeholders and explain technical decisions.

• Nice to have: Experience as a founding infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineer; supporting enterprise SaaS or AI platforms; designing multi-tenant systems; participating in enterprise security reviews; working across multiple cloud environments; or building infrastructure for AI orchestration applications.

Benefits:

• Annual base salary: $200,000–$240,000 USD.

• Competitive equity package.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Fully remote position within the United States.

• No relocation support is available.

• Candidates must already have unrestricted U.S. work authorization. Visa sponsorship and transfers are not available.