Cloud Platform Engineer - New Grad

The role

You will write automation and infrastructure code to keep the inference service fast and available. You will build monitoring and dashboards, manage Kubernetes clusters and Terraform modules, and help stand up new regions.

What you will do

• Build monitoring, alerting, and dashboards in Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog
• Manage cloud and on-prem infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible
• Operate and maintain Kubernetes clusters that run our inference workloads
• Help automate setup of AI infrastructure in new regions
• Build CI/CD pipelines that deploy new model versions and service updates safely
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation and incident response

Required qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Strong programming or scripting skills in Python, Go, or a similar language
• Familiarity with Linux and command line tools
• Coursework or project experience in distributed systems, networking, or cloud computing
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with a public cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure as code tools
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD

Nice to have

• M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Familiarity with model serving frameworks such as vLLM or SGLang
• Internship experience in site reliability, DevOps, or backend infrastructure
• Open source project ownership or contributions

Benefits

• Base salary plus equity
• 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
• 77% premium coverage for dependents
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care
• Headspace subscription
• Gympass+ membership
• One Medical membership
• Counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program

Before you apply

• You must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified

About the company

SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, delivering a full-stack inference platform for customers worldwide.