AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (little observed).

Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

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WHO WE ARE

Join us in putting the world’s compute behind the people building what comes next.

At Hyperbolic, we’re making global AI compute liquid. We bring fragmented, heterogeneous GPU capacity together into one unified, productive platform, making it easier to access, sell, resell, manage, and orchestrate the resources that power AI. For neocloud, we turn GPU capacity into productive infrastructure that delivers lasting value and accelerate their time to market.

We believe bold ideas deserve the computing power to become reality. We’re building toward a future where compute flows as freely as electricity, available when and where it’s needed, so builders everywhere can turn their most ambitious ideas into breakthroughs.

We’re looking for curious, driven people who take ownership, challenge assumptions, and care deeply about what they build. If you’re energized by hard problems and want to help shape how the world accesses AI, we’d love to build with you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly technical Vice President of Infrastructure to build and scale the foundational infrastructure powering our AI cloud platform.

This is a hands-on executive leadership role. While you will own infrastructure strategy, organizational growth, and executive-level decision making, we expect you to remain deeply engaged in architecture, design, and engineering execution. You should expect to spend approximately 30-40% of your time directly contributing to technical design, architecture reviews, debugging critical production issues, and partnering with engineers on implementation.

The ideal candidate has previously built and scaled cloud platforms, preferably GPU-native cloud infrastructure supporting AI training and inference workloads. You have experience operating at the intersection of executive leadership and hands-on engineering and are excited to help build both the technology and the team.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE

- Lead the design and evolution of our AI cloud platform

- Define the architecture for GPU orchestration, compute scheduling, networking, storage, and distributed systems

- Make critical decisions regarding cloud infrastructure, bare-metal deployments, and platform scalability

- Personally participate in architecture reviews and key technical initiatives

GPU CLOUD PLATFORM

- Build and scale large GPU clusters supporting customer workloads

- Design systems for GPU provisioning, scheduling, utilization optimization, and capacity management

- Drive platform reliability and performance for AI training and inference workloads

- Partner closely with engineering teams on infrastructure requirements for next-generation AI systems

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

- Remain deeply involved in engineering decisions and technical direction

- Contribute directly to infrastructure design and implementation efforts

- Review architecture proposals, system designs, and major infrastructure changes

- Act as the technical escalation point for complex infrastructure challenges

INFRASTRUCTURE & RELIABILITY

- Establish best practices for Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD, security, and operational excellence

- Build SRE and Platform Engineering functions from the ground up

- Define reliability standards including SLOs, SLIs, incident response processes, and capacity planning

- Drive automation across infrastructure operations

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

- Recruit and develop world-class Infrastructure, Platform, and SRE teams

- Build a high-performance engineering culture focused on ownership and execution

- Partner with executive leadership on company strategy and infrastructure investments

- Manage infrastructure budgets, vendor relationships, and capacity planning

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

MUST-HAVE BACKGROUND

- 12+ years building and operating large-scale infrastructure systems

- Experience leading infrastructure organizations while remaining hands-on technically

- Previous experience building or operating a cloud platform at scale

- Experience building GPU infrastructure or AI/ML compute platforms

- Proven track record scaling infrastructure in high-growth startup environments

DEEP TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

- Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge

- Experience designing and operating multi-region cloud infrastructure

- Strong understanding of Linux, networking, distributed systems, and storage architecture

- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks

- Deep expertise in observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering

- Experience building highly available production systems

STRONGLY PREFERRED

- Experience with GPU scheduling, Slurm, Kubernetes GPU operators, Ray, or distributed training systems

- Experience managing thousands of GPUs in production environments

- Background supporting AI training and inference platforms

Hyperbolic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.