Let’s get started
By clicking ‘Next’, I agree to the Terms of Service
and Privacy Policy, and consent to receive emails from Rise
Jobs / Job page
Staff Software Engineer – Infrastructure image - Rise Careers
Job details

Staff Software Engineer – Infrastructure

About Us

Sequen AI is leading the charge for building frontier ranking models for search and recommendations. Sequen AI's technology specializes in designing end-user behavior for large consumer enterprises.

About the Role

We are currently looking for talented and experienced Infrastructure Engineers to join our team and support the development, scaling, and maintenance of our cutting-edge AI systems.

  • Core Infrastructure: The systems team is responsible for supporting clusters used to train, research, and ultimately serve AI models. Your work will be crucial in ensuring Sequen is able to continue to reliably train and serve frontier ranking models.

  • Observability: We build and maintain the infrastructure that monitors the health, performance, and efficiency of our AI systems. You'll work across teams to implement monitoring solutions using tools like Prometheus,, and Datadog, while developing automated approaches for dashboards and alerts. Your work will create reliable, low-maintenance systems that enable proactive monitoring and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Consult with different stakeholders to deeply understand infrastructure, data and compute needs, identifying potential solutions to support frontier research and product development

  • Set technical strategy and oversee development of high scale, reliable infrastructure systems.

  • Design processes (e.g. postmortem review, incident response, on-call rotations) that help the team operate effectively and never fail the same way twice

About You

  • Have 10+ years of relevant industry experience, 3+ years leading large scale, complex projects or teams as an engineer or tech lead

  • Possess deep knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure including Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, AWS, and GCP

  • Are obsessed with distributed systems at scale, infrastructure reliability, scalability, security, and continuous improvement

  • Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java)

  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently

  • Have a passion for supporting internal partners like research to understand their needs

  • Have excellent communication skills to build consensus with stakeholders, both internally and externally

Strong Candidates May Have

  • Security and privacy best practice expertise

  • Hands-on experience with data pipelines and processing large-scale datasets

  • Experience with machine learning infrastructure like GPUs,

  • Technical expertise: Quickly understanding systems design tradeoffs, keeping track of rapidly evolving software systems

What We Offer

  • An senior role with massive impact on infrastructure and engineering velocity

  • Ownership of mission-critical systems that power ML and data workflows

  • Annual Salary : $250,000—$350,000 USD + Equity

  • Health insurance, unlimited time off, awesome team

Awesome Motive Glassdoor Company Review
4.2 Glassdoor star iconGlassdoor star iconGlassdoor star iconGlassdoor star icon Glassdoor star icon
Awesome Motive DE&I Review
4.4 Glassdoor star iconGlassdoor star iconGlassdoor star iconGlassdoor star icon Glassdoor star icon
CEO of Awesome Motive
Awesome Motive CEO photo
Kartik Mandaville
Approve of CEO

Average salary estimate

$300000 / YEARLY (est.)
min
max
$250000K
$350000K

If an employer mentions a salary or salary range on their job, we display it as an "Employer Estimate". If a job has no salary data, Rise displays an estimate if available.

Awesome Motive logo

What it's like to work at Awesome Motive

Read Reviews
Similar Jobs
Photo of the Rise User
Posted 23 hours ago

Amigo is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Data) to design and operate Databricks streaming and batch pipelines that enable analytics, research, and continuous improvement of clinical AI agents.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 21 hours ago

The Office of the State Auditor is hiring a Cybersecurity Analyst to lead vulnerability management, incident response, and cloud security initiatives that protect state audit systems and data.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 21 hours ago

Quantiphi is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Developer (remote) to build and operate scalable web applications and microservices using modern frontend frameworks, Python/Node backends, and AWS cloud services.

Long Wall Hybrid Long Beach, California
Posted 24 hours ago

Long Wall Company seeks an experienced Avionics Software Engineer to build and extend HITL testbed frameworks and tooling that verify vehicle subsystems across hardware and software domains.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 14 hours ago

Technical Lead experienced with Duck Creek, .NET, and SQL Server to provide onsite production support, development, and documentation for a client in Santa Ana, CA.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 8 hours ago

Noyo is hiring experienced software engineers to design and ship scalable APIs and product features that modernize benefits infrastructure.

Photo of the Rise User

Visa is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Front End) to design and implement scalable, secure user-facing solutions that support global payment platforms.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 23 hours ago

Senior backend engineer role at Palo Alto Networks to build scalable cloud-native SaaS security services using Python/Go and modern data and orchestration technologies.

Photo of the Rise User
Dental Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Vision Insurance
Performance Bonus
Family Medical Leave
Paid Holidays

Evolv is hiring a Front-End Software Engineering Intern to build and deploy React + TypeScript features for their tablet application supporting public safety technology.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 17 hours ago

Senior technical leader needed to architect and scale full-stack systems powering clinical AI agents, with a focus on reliability, real-time oversight, and developer-friendly no-code tools.

Photo of the Rise User
Inclusive & Diverse
Empathetic
Collaboration over Competition
Growth & Learning
Dental Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Vision Insurance
Paid Holidays

Senior Fullstack engineer needed to craft scalable Go services and interactive React dashboards for a K-12 analytics platform at GoGuardian.

Posted 17 hours ago

Lead Aetherflux's embedded software team to design and deliver fault-tolerant, real-time flight software for a next-generation space-based solar power constellation.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 3 hours ago

Pariveda Solutions is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Houston to lead small teams and deliver enterprise-level solutions while mentoring others and working directly with clients.

Photo of the Rise User

Lead the architecture and implementation of large-scale cloud security services at Palo Alto Networks, driving technical direction and delivering highly scalable, reliable solutions.

Experienced Salesforce Developer with Lightning expertise needed for a 6-month hybrid contract in NYC (USC/GC/H4 EAD only) to build robust Apex and Lightning solutions and integrations.

SpringRole is the first professional reputation network powered by artificial intelligence and blockchain to eliminate fraud from user profiles. Because SpringRole is built on blockchain and uses smart contracts, it's able to verify work experienc...

217 jobs
MATCH
Calculating your matching score...
FUNDING
SENIORITY LEVEL REQUIREMENT
TEAM SIZE
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full-time, remote
DATE POSTED
December 4, 2025
Risa star 🔮 Hi, I'm Risa! Your AI
Career Copilot
Want to see a list of jobs tailored to
you, just ask me below!