Principal Platform Engineer | AI Infrastructure at Harnham

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Harnham

Principal Platform Engineer | AI Infrastructure

18h ago
Location
San Jose, California, US
Type
On-site · Full-time
Compensation
$350k – 350k/yr
Skills
KubernetesCrdsKubernetes OperatorsOrchestration SystemsGpu ComputeTerraformInfrastructure AutomationPlatform Architecture+5
Principal Platform Engineer | AI Infrastructure | San Francisco | $350k Base + Significant Equity One of the most exciting AI companies in the market is hiring a Principal Platform Engineer to build the infrastructure powering autonomous AI agents conducting real scientific research. This is a rare chance to own the compute backbone of a rapidly scaling platform at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and scientific discovery. What You’ll Own: • Massive Kubernetes clusters running persistent workloads • CRDs, Operators, orchestration systems • GPU-heavy heterogeneous compute environments • Terraform / modern infrastructure automation • Platform architecture at true foundational scale Ideal Background: • Deep Kubernetes production expertise • Operator / controller development • Strong systems engineering in Go or Python • Startup ownership mentality Details: • San Francisco (onsite) • Base salary $350,000 + meaningful equity • High-growth, venture-backed environment If you’ve built real infrastructure at scale and want frontier-level impact, message me directly.