Systems Engineer (Infrastructure)

Adaption

$200K — $300K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of engineering experience with strong infrastructure ownership, preferably at an early-stage company.
  • Experience with multi-tenant compute systems emphasizing reliability and cost management.
  • Proficient in Rust or Go, with fundamentals in Linux and eagerness to learn TypeScript.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud technologies, Kubernetes, and microVM runtimes like Firecracker or gVisor.

Responsibilities

  • Build and enhance secure multi-tenant sandbox orchestration and distributed storage systems.
  • Boost reliability, performance, and cost-effectiveness of customer workloads.
  • Manage the deployments, observability, runbooks, and on-call support for newly shipped systems.
  • Collaborate with customers and engineers to troubleshoot infrastructure and product issues.
  • Make informed architectural decisions, deliver improvements incrementally, and mentor team members.

Benefits

  • Equity in an early-stage company.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage subject to plan terms.
  • High-quality equipment and necessary peripherals provided.
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools and products.
  • Daily catered lunch, snacks, and coffee in office.
Full Job Description
About the role

You'll own the systems that let Adapt agents run code and complete real work, from sandbox orchestration to storage and core infrastructure. This is a product-focused engineering role. You'll work with customers, ship user-facing improvements, and measure success through reliability, performance, and cost.

We prefer candidates who can work from our Presidio office in San Francisco. We're open to remote work or relocation for the right candidate.

What you will do

  • Build and scale secure, multi-tenant sandbox orchestration and distributed storage.
  • Improve the reliability, performance, and cost of customer workloads.
  • Own deployments, observability, runbooks, and on-call support for the systems you ship.
  • Work directly with customers and engineers to solve problems across infrastructure and product.
  • Make clear architecture decisions, ship in small increments, and help teammates grow.


About you

  • 4+ years of engineering experience, with substantial infrastructure ownership, ideally at an early-stage company.
  • Experience operating multi-tenant compute systems, including isolation, reliability, and cost.
  • Strong Rust or Go skills, Linux fundamentals, and fluency in TypeScript or an appetite to learn.
  • Hands-on cloud, Kubernetes, and container or microVM experience, including runtimes such as Firecracker or gVisor.


Benefits

  • Equity in an early-stage company.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to plan terms and eligibility.
  • Top-tier equipment and the peripherals you need.
  • Access to frontier AI tools and Adapt.
  • Daily catered lunch, snacks, and coffee in our Presidio office.


San Francisco Bay Area base salary is $200,000-$300,000. Actual compensation depends on skills, experience, and location. Total compensation includes equity and benefits and may include bonus or variable pay. Recruiting can share location-specific details.

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