Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure & Deployments

AION is building an interoperable AI cloud platform by transforming the future of high-performance computing (HPC) through its decentralized AI cloud. Purpose-built for bare-metal performance, AION democratizes access to compute and provides managed services, aiming to be an end-to-end AI lifecycle platform—taking organizations from data to deployed models using its forward-deployed engineering approach.

AI is transforming every business around the world, and the demand for compute is surging like never before. AION thrives to be the gateway for dynamic compute workloads by building integration bridges with diverse data centers around the world and re-inventing the compute stack via its state-of-the-art serverless technology. We stand at the crossroads where enterprises are finding it hard to balance AI adoption with security. At AION, we take enterprise security and compliance very seriously and are re-thinking every piece of infrastructure from hardware and network packets to API interfaces.

Led by high-pedigree founders with previous exits, AION is well-funded by major VCs with strategic global partnerships. Headquartered in the US with global presence, the company is building its initial core team in India.

You're a seasoned platform engineer who specializes in making complex infrastructure deployable, composable, and portable across diverse customer environments. You've led multi-cloud deployment strategies, designed globally distributed systems with data sovereignty requirements, and built automation to deploy enterprise platforms in customer VPCs and on-premises environments. You thrive on the challenge of taking a sophisticated cloud platform and making it simple for customers to deploy and operate in their own infrastructure.

Experience with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi), and multi-cloud architectures is essential. You understand the intricacies of private cloud deployments, workload isolation, container security, and compliance requirements. You take ownership of the deployment experience, think strategically about customer needs, and want your work to enable enterprises globally to run AION on their own terms.

Composable Multi-Cloud Architecture

• Design AION as a composable platform with independently deployable components that run seamlessly on AWS, GCP, Azure, and private data centers
• Work with senior engineering leads to define private deployment strategies and build automation for customer VPC and on-premises installations
• Build abstraction layers that unify diverse cloud providers while maintaining flexibility for customer-specific requirements
• Design globally distributed deployment patterns with built-in data sovereignty, compliance, and regulatory requirements

Deployment Lifecycle & Operations

• Own end-to-end platform deployment automation using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and infrastructure-as-code across hybrid cloud environments
• Design and implement disaster recovery, failover, high-availability architectures, and cloud migration strategies for customer deployments
• Build comprehensive CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment orchestration
• Implement monitoring, observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki), and alerting systems tailored for customer-managed AION instances

Security, Compliance & Platform Engineering

• Implement Kubernetes-based and custom orchestrator-based managed services with strict workload isolation and multi-tenancy
• Design container security, runtime protection, network policies, and secrets management for production workloads
• Own compliance implementation (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) and security best practices for customer environments
• Create deployment blueprints, reference architectures, self-service portals, and comprehensive documentation for customer success

If you are meeting some of these requirements and feel comfortable catching up on others, we definitely recommend you to apply:

• 6+ years of experience in platform deployment, DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure roles with focus on customer-facing deployments
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes including cluster design, multi-tenancy, custom resources, operators / controllers, and production operations
• Fundamental understanding of Linux processes and container internals, specifically regarding runtime optimizations like lazy loading (Nydus, eStargz) and snapshot checkpoint/restore mechanisms (CRIU) for fast migration and reduced cold-start times.
• Deep understanding of computer networking and the OSI model, with experience in creating overlay networks using VXLAN or BGP and implementing network isolation through CIDRs
• Strong understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures combining on-premises, private, and public cloud resources, including VPCs, routing, network policies, and VPN tools like WireGuard
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, Nix, or CloudFormation across multiple cloud providers
• Experience building and maintaining GitOps pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD or FluxCD
• Knowledge of secrets management (External Secrets Operator, Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, GCP Secret Manager) and encryption at rest/in transit
• Knowledge of observability stack including Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, distributed tracing (Jaeger, Tempo), and log aggregation
• Programming/scripting skills in Go or Python for building automation tools, operators, and deployment scripts
• Hands-on experience deploying complex platforms in customer VPCs and on-premises environments with strict isolation requirements
• Experience designing and executing cloud migration strategies including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and cloud-native transformations
• Strong knowledge of security compliance frameworks (SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) and their implementation in cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with disaster recovery strategies, backup solutions (Velero, Kasten), and business continuity planning

Exposure to HPC systems, GPU orchestration, and AI workload patterns is highly desirable

Preferred Attributes:

• High ownership, self driven and a bias for action.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to connect technical decisions to business impact.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Thrives in ambiguity, fast-paced environments, and early-stage startup culture.

Why Join AION?

• Work directly with high-pedigree founders shaping technical and product strategy.
• Build infrastructure powering the future of AI compute globally.
• Significant ownership and impact with equity reflective of your contributions.
• Competitive compensation, flexible work options, and wellness benefits

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If you’re a strong engineer ready to lead architecture and scale next-generation AI infrastructure, we want to hear from you. Please share:

• Your resume highlights relevant projects and leadership experience.
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