Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

3+ years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps

Experience supporting a large-scale, customer-facing service in a public cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Strong programming and scripting skills in languages like Python, Go, Rust, or Java

Proven experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker and Kubernetes)

Deep understanding of monitoring and observability principles and tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

Experience with CI/CD principles and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)

Strong Linux/Unix system administration fundamentals

Experience in a hybrid environment bridging cloud and on-premise/data center infrastructure.

Direct experience supporting ML/AI inferencing services in production.

Familiarity with GPU-accelerated computing and optimizing workloads for NVIDIA GPUs for purposes of mapping to RDUs.

Knowledge of model serving frameworks like vLLM, SGLang or Ray.

Understanding of MLOps principles and practices.

Experience with managing and tuning databases (SQL or NoSQL) and caching systems (Redis, Memcached).

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EEO Policy SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.