AI71 is an industry leader in artificial intelligence, delivering innovative solutions that empower developers, businesses and governments to solve complex challenges. AI71 builds secure, enterprise-ready applications powered by cutting-edge technology – tailored for knowledge workers and sector-specific needs. AI71 bridges the gap between advanced AI and real-world impact. Guided by a strong commitment to research and responsibility, we create transformative solutions that drive progress and empower communities.

The Role: We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team. You’ll play a crucial role in building, deploying, and maintaining scalable and reliable systems and infrastructure, working closely with development teams to ensure operational efficiency and smooth deployment pipelines.

What You’ll Do: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows; Build and manage scalable infrastructure for AI model deployment and lifecycle management; Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation; Optimize cloud-based and on-premises resources for scalability and cost efficiency; Manage and fine-tune queuing systems and real-time streaming architectures; Monitor and troubleshoot production systems to ensure uptime and performance; Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.; Set up comprehensive monitoring for both system metrics and ML model performance; Conduct root cause analyses and post-mortems to improve system reliability; Collaborate with development and QA teams to deploy new features into production seamlessly; Promote best practices in system architecture, security, and performance; Participate in a rotating on-call schedule for production system support; Ensure infrastructure complies with security and compliance standards (e.g., SOC2, ISO27001); and Securely manage secrets and credentials using tools like Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.

What You’ll Bring: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience); Proficiency in at least one scripting language: Python, Bash, or Go; Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud; Skilled in containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes; Experience using CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI; Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, or PagerDuty; Understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS, load balancing, and firewalls; and Familiarity with real-time streaming architectures for AI and data applications.

Great Pluses / Preferred Experience: Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Pulumi; Understanding of service mesh technologies like Istio or Linkerd; Familiarity with database scaling and administration, including VectorDBs, SQL, and NoSQL systems; and Previous experience in a high-traffic production environment.

Why AI71: Mission-Driven Work: Work on cutting-edge AI applications with a talented and passionate team, solving real-world challenges. Unparalleled Opportunity: This is a chance to innovate and solve real-world challenges using AI at a company with unique access to talent, compute, and data. Career Growth: We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and significant career growth opportunities as a foundational team member. World-Class Environment: Enjoy a flexible working environment and the latest tools and technologies needed to do your best work.

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This is a full-time role with AI71.

Source: AI71 careers (Greenhouse). Apply here: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/ai71ai/jobs/4608517101