Infrastructure Engineer – Remote Contract (up to $70/hr)

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our remote team on a contract basis. You will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing high‑throughput compute environments that support AI model training and other critical workloads.

Key responsibilities

• Navigate, troubleshoot, and recover dynamic infrastructure and long‑running processes in real‑time using command‑line tools.
• Manage highly containerized environments, orchestrating Dockerized sandboxes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build, maintain, and optimize systems for AI model training and high‑throughput compute workloads.
• Respond swiftly to system errors, performing dynamic mid‑operation replanning and recovery.
• Collaborate with engineering and AI teams to ensure seamless integration, reliability, and performance.
• Document system architectures, incident responses, and recovery protocols with meticulous clarity.

Required profile

• Expert proficiency in terminal environments for system builds, server administration, and infrastructure management.
• Advanced problem‑solving skills for multi‑step troubleshooting, filesystem navigation, and process management within containerized settings.
• Hands‑on experience with Python, Bash, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust, and/or C/C++.
• Deep familiarity with build systems, package managers, databases, web servers, machine‑learning frameworks, version control, and cryptography tools.
• Proven ability to execute dynamic infrastructure recovery and optimize long‑running processes under pressure.

Required skills

• Python
• Bash
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Go
• Rust
• C / C++
• Docker
• CI/CD pipelines
• Linux/Unix command line
• Build systems
• Package managers
• Databases
• Web servers
• Machine‑learning frameworks
• Version control (e.g., Git)
• Cryptography tools