# OS / K8s Systems Engineer

**Company:** [Baseten](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/baseten)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $165k – $330k/yr
**Skills:** Kubernetes, Linux, Python, Go, Pxe, GPU, Provisioning, Configuration Management, Slurm, Debugging
**Posted:** 2026-05-01

> Build automation and systems to provision and orchestrate GPU hardware into scalable Kubernetes clusters. Requires deep Linux expertise, provisioning experience, and strong programming in Python/Go.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end automation of cluster bring-up and lifecycle management.
- Build and maintain OS images, provisioning systems, and configuration pipelines.
- Deploy and operate cluster orchestration platforms (**Kubernetes**, Slurm, or similar).
- Design systems for reproducibility across sites and hardware generations.
- Automate upgrades, rollouts, and failure recovery.
- Optimize system performance, including **GPU** utilization and networking.
- Partner with hardware and network teams to validate and improve system behavior.

## Requirements
- Experience building and operating automated infrastructure systems.
- Strong programming skills (**Python**, **Go**, or similar).
- Deep familiarity with **Linux** systems, including boot processes, drivers, and performance.
- Experience with provisioning systems (**PXE**, imaging, configuration management).
- Experience with **Kubernetes**.
- Strong debugging skills across system layers (hardware → OS → network).
- Experience working with **GPU** or high-performance workloads is a plus.

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