Site Infrastructure Engineer (Networking & Compute)

About the team

The Site Infrastructure team owns server and network infrastructure across Avrides physical locations AV garages and offices. We ensure R&D and fleet operations have the reliable compute and connectivity they need as the autonomous vehicle fleet scales.

About the role

You will own two domains: server hardware and on-site networking. This is a hands-on on-site role that puts you at the center of building and scaling the physical infrastructure behind Avrides self-driving technology.

What you will do

• Assemble image rack and cable custom-built servers often non-standard configurations with the latest CPUs and GPUs
• Deploy and maintain switches routers and structured cabling across garage and office sites
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware network and ISP connectivity issues end to end
• Select server configurations based on workload requirements and hardware trade-offs
• Maintain high-throughput network performance and uptime across all locations
• Manage physical site infrastructure: rack layouts cabling runs power cooling and equipment lifecycle
• Create and maintain internal documentation: runbooks infrastructure diagrams and configuration notes
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to support testing development and production needs

What you will need

• Proficiency with enterprise network equipment at an administrator or engineer level (MikroTik Cisco Juniper Ubiquiti FS or similar)
• Strong grasp of routing switching VLANs and high-throughput network architecture
• Solid Linux administration skills (system-level configuration diagnostics networking stack)
• Experience assembling troubleshooting and selecting optimal server hardware configurations
• Comfort with physical work: racking stacking cabling and maintaining server room environments

Nice to have

• Experience with server room or small-DC design (power planning cooling layout)
• Familiarity with NixOS or declarative system management
• Scripting skills (Python Bash)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform Ansible)
• Track record of scaling infrastructure in a fast-growing environment

Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship and remote work options are not available.

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