Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer
Lightning AI · London, England, United Kingdom; New York, New York, United States; Remote; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted 15 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Lightning AI's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 6% of Lightning AI's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Lightning AI
- high 33 stale, 1 reposted of 54 open
- Hiring momentum
- 61 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Lightning AI's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Lightning AI.
About this role
As a Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer at Lightning AI, you will be responsible for designing, building, and operating software systems that manage large-scale GPU and bare-metal infrastructure. Your role will involve developing automation tools and APIs to streamline infrastructure management, improve reliability, and enhance observability. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure the infrastructure meets the needs of AI/ML training and high-performance computing workloads.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Lightning AI as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of professional software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related experience
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building production backend systems in Python or similar object-oriented programming languages
- Strong experience with Linux in production environments
- Experience building APIs, tooling, or automation for managing infrastructure at scale
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration concepts
- Understanding of HPC and bare-metal infrastructure fundamentals, including provisioning and out-of-band management
Nice to have
- Experience with bare-metal hardware troubleshooting and provisioning, including technologies such as PXE/iPXE, BMC, Redfish, or IPMI, particularly with Dell hardware
- Experience with GPU servers, either in bare-metal environments or under virtualization
- Experience with network switches, routers, and firewalls, particularly SONiC switches, Palo Alto firewalls, or Juniper Networks
- Experience with high-performance storage systems, particularly VAST
- Experience supporting AI/ML or HPC infrastructure at scale
What you get
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
- Meaningful Equity: RSUs that give employees a stake in the company's long-term success.
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.).
- Flexible Time Off: Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays to support work-life balance.
- Company-Wide Winter Break: Two weeks of company closure each winter to disconnect and recharge.
- Paid Parental & Family Leave: Paid leave to support you and your family through life's important moments.
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of required certifications or degrees.
- Role may be fully remote or hybrid, which could affect team dynamics and collaboration.
- The company cannot provide visa sponsorship for this position.
- The salary range is broad, which may indicate variability in compensation based on negotiation or experience.
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Listed by Lightning AI on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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