Position Summary
The Platform Engineer will support and improve critical DevOps, AI, GPU, and Kubernetes infrastructure used across Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This role will help maintain the reliability, scalability, and usability of internally hosted platforms, including CI/CD services, AI/LLM services, GPU compute infrastructure, and Kubernetes-based application hosting.
This role supports an air gapped in-house platform environment, so the engineer should be comfortable working beyond managed cloud services and troubleshooting across application, container, Linux, and infrastructure layers.
The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Linux, CI/CD, monitoring, automation, containerized applications, and maintaining a large platform. This person should be comfortable troubleshooting complex systems, writing scripts and tools, supporting developers, responding to incidents, and working with cross-functional teams.
Role and Responsibilities
Here’s What You’ll Be Responsible For:
MaintainandimproveKubernetesinfrastructureusedbyinternalDevOpsplatforms.
Buildandmaintainmonitoring,alerting,dashboards,andplaybooksusingtoolssuchasPrometheus,GrafanaandLoki
Respondtoincidents,performroot-causeanalysis,implementcorrectiveactions,andimproveplatformreliability.
OwnandsupportCI/CDplatformoperations,includingbuild/deploypipelines,automation,releaseworkflows,anddevelopersupport
OperateandimproveGPUPlatform,includingmodel-servinginfrastructure,APIreliability,usagemonitoring,resourcemanagementandplatformtroubleshooting.
Workdirectlywithfactoryengineers,citizendevelopers,HQ/Taylorcounterparts,andinternalplatformuserstosupportadoption,resolveissues,andimproveplatformcapabilities.
Skills and Qualifications
Here's what you'll need:
BachelorsdegreeinComputerScience,Engineering,DataScience,InformationSystems,orrelatedSTEMfield.
Stronghands-onexperiencewithKubernetes,Docker/containerizedapplications,Linuxsystems,andcloud-nativeinfrastructure.
Strongprogrammingandscriptingskills,preferablyinPython,Bash,SQL,and/or.NET.
ExperiencewithCI/CDtoolsandDevOpsworkflowssuchasGit,Jenkins,Ansible,GitLaborsimilarplatforms.
Experiencesupportingproductionsystems,includingtroubleshooting,monitoring,incidentresponse,androot-causeanalysis.
PreferredqualificationsincludeexperiencewithAI/LLMinfrastructure,Kubernetes,observabilitytoolssuchasPrometheus/Grafana/Loki,andworkingwithcross-functionalorglobalengineeringteams.
The current base salary range for this role is between $76,000 - $145,000. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications and experience. Total compensation for this position will include a competitive benefits package and may include participation in company incentive compensation programs, which are based on factors to include organizational and individual performance.
Total Rewards
At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, base pay is just one part of our total compensation package. The base compensation for this role will depend on education, experience, skills, and location.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
Onsite caf(s) and workout facilities
Paid maternity and paternity leave
Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays
Wellness incentives and MORE
Eligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.
All positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full-time on-site.
