Infrastructure Engineer

Mesh-AI Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI company in Cambridge is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to manage internal infrastructure and ensure optimal performance of AI models. The role involves hardware lifecycle management, data centre operations, and troubleshooting systems, primarily Linux-based. The ideal candidate should be experienced in networking configuration and possess skills in automation tools like Ansible and Terraform. This position supports a hybrid work model with a focus on collaboration and innovative problem-solving.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Dental coverage

Flexible working hours

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Experience working in a data centre environment.
• Experience with networking configuration and troubleshooting.
• Comfortable troubleshooting Linux systems, particularly Ubuntu.
• Familiar with configuration management tooling, particularly Ansible and Terraform.
• Broad knowledge of distributed system infrastructure.
• Ability to document actions for repeatability and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware lifecycle management for networking and GPU training hardware.
• Manage data centre operations and ensure maintenance tasks are performed proactively.
• Work with PXE booting to provision nodes and automate hardware OS installations.
• Troubleshoot systems using observability tools.
• Configure network switch devices and maintain DNS/DHCP/IPAM.
• Coordinate with external hardware vendors and service providers.

Skills

Data centre operations

Networking configuration

Linux troubleshooting

Infrastructure as code

Documentation

Vendor coordination

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

PXE booting

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking anInfrastructure Engineer to help ensure our internal is running smoothly and enabling our team to train, build, test and release our AI models to customers quickly.

You will be part of a supportive Infrastructure team, who are responsible for managing our internal infrastructure and data centre. The Infrastructure team maintain the physical, network and hypervisor layers internally. On top of these they also administrate many of Engineering’s core internal services such as Gitlab and build system runners, artifact stores and secret stores.

This is a great opportunity to work across the stack from physically racking the latest Nvidia GPU servers, to deploying shared services onto bare metal Kubernetes clusters. You will be able to drive real business impact by improving internal infrastructure efficiency and reliability, enabling every engineer in Speechmatics to deliver value to our customers.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the end-to-end hardware lifecycle of networking, CPU compute and GPU training hardware, such as the Nvidia DGX platform
• Managing data centre operations day-to-day, ensuring that all maintenance tasks are performed proactively, including hardware monitoring and troubleshooting, disaster recovery testing and generally keeping our hardware up and running
• We are heavy users of infrastructure as code and automation, so you will be working with PXE booting to provision nodes you have racked, Ansible for configuration, Terraform for VMware deployments and Helm for Kubernetes deployments
• Troubleshooting systems using observability tooling and your knowledge of Linux
• Configuring our network switch devices, ensuring DNS/DHCP/IPAM is maintained
• Vendor coordination and collaboration - you'll lead relationships with hardware vendors, managed service providers, Smart Hands and other external contacts to drive improvements to our infrastructure

Who we are looking for:

• Experience working in a data centre environment
• Experience with networking configuration and troubleshooting
• You're comfortable with troubleshooting Linux systems - we use Ubuntu
• Experience with configuration management tooling - we use Terraform and Ansible a lot
• Experience with bare metal provisioning - we use PXE booting to automate hardware OS installs
• You have broad knowledge of the infrastructure that supports an application in a distributed system -e.g.operatingsystems, observability tooling, networking, storage, databases, monitoring, cloud providers, containers, container orchestration tools
• You document your actions so you and others can repeat them and eventually automate them
• You like to go deep into any subject when required as you love learning on the job
• You have excellent written and verbal communication - you know when to go synchronous and when to go async

We encourage you to apply even if you do not feel you match all of the requirements exactly. The list of requirements is intended to show the kinds of experience and qualities we’re looking for, but it is not exhaustive. If you are interested in the role, the team, and our mission, we would love to consider your application. We are always open to conversations and look forward to hearing from you.

Who we are:

Speechmatics is the leading expert in Speech Intelligence, and uses AI and Machine Learning to unlock business value in human speech worldwide. We work with an amazing mix of global companies, and our technology can integrate into our customers stack irrespective of their industry or use case – making it the go-to solution to harness useful information from speech.

Joining us means working with some of the smartest minds around the world, focused on cutting-edge projects and deploying the latest techniques to disrupt the market. We believe in putting people first; we’ll do all we can to help you develop your skills and give you the tools you need to thrive. Our Focus Fridays give you an undisturbed day of focus, offset with Together Tuesdays when we have our team meetings, so you've always got the right balance.

We have structured a hybrid approach that includes 2-3 designated office days each week. This arrangement ensures that while we embrace the advantages of remote work, we also maintain the vital connection and synergy that only in-person interactions can foster.

This is only the beginning; we’re looking for amazing people like you to continue our journey…

What we can offer you:

No matter what stage of your career you’re at - from paid internships and first-job opportunities through to management and senior positions - we’ll support you with the training and development needed to reach your career aspirations with us. There really is no shortage of opportunities here for you to get involved and collaborate with those around you to deliver your best work.

We offer incredibly flexible working, regular company lunches, and birthday celebrations. But that’s not all. We’ve spoken to our teams to find out what they want. From Private Medical, and Dental for you and your family, through to global working opportunities, a generous holiday allowance and pension/401K matching, we want to make sure our employees and their families are looked after. Every employee will receive a working from home allowance for tech or home office equipment (on top of your choice of laptop and accessories of course). Our approach to parental leave is designed to support employees globally. While this varies by geo, we have support in place for parents (including adoption assistance and reproductive health services) to ensure they have the time and financial resources needed to care for their growing families.

At Speechmatics, our mission is simple: Understand Every Voice out there.

That's not just about our tech – it's the heart and soul of who we are.We welcome different experiences, viewpoints, and identities. For us, it’s not just the right thing to do; it’s our catalyst for sparking innovation and creativity. Our teams thrive in an environment that celebrates and supports everyone – no matter their gender, identity or expression, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, marital status, national origin, veteran status, pregnancy, or maternity status.

But we don’t just open the door to diversity – we actively welcome it. Why? Because we believe every unique voice adds something special to our team, leading us to smarter solutions and a better workplace.

So, come as you are and join our Speechling community. We’re building a place where every voice not only gets heard but is also respected and valued.

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