Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><h2>Who <strong>We Are</strong></h2> <p>Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.</p> <p>Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.</p> <p>We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.</p> <h2 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-section-id="o4nw1n" data-start="0" data-end="18">The Way We Work</h2> <p data-start="20" data-end="222">The people who thrive here are builders who move fast, communicate openly, take ownership, and continuously improve themselves, their teams, and our company. Here's what that looks like in practice:</p> <ul> <li data-section-id="vkpt18" data-start="319" data-end="461"><strong data-start="321" data-end="343">Move with Urgency:</strong> We move quickly, make thoughtful decisions, and keep momentum. We value action over perfection and learn by shipping.</li> <li data-section-id="1c7e9p5" data-start="462" data-end="598"><strong data-start="464" data-end="483">Take Ownership:</strong> We own outcomes, not just our individual work. We make decisions that move the company forward and follow through.</li> <li data-section-id="1wm6yoj" data-start="599" data-end="751"><strong data-start="601" data-end="624">Communicate Openly:</strong> We communicate directly, seek to understand, and create clarity for others. Honest conversations help us move faster together.</li> <li data-section-id="1w7531e" data-start="752" data-end="874"><strong data-start="754" data-end="776">Build Great Teams:</strong> We lead by example, empower others, and create healthy teams where people can do their best work.</li> <li data-section-id="jb6f5l" data-start="875" data-end="1036"><strong data-start="877" data-end="895">Raise the Bar:</strong> We're always improving ourselves. We learn from feedback, consistently challenge ourselves to grow, and focus on the work that matters most.</li> <li data-section-id="12lc0uc" data-start="1037" data-end="1184"><strong data-start="1039" data-end="1059">Think Long-Term:</strong> We design for what's next. We create scalable systems, simplify complexity, and use AI and automation to amplify our impact.</li> </ul> <div class="c-message_actions__container c-message__actions">&nbsp;</div></div><h2>About the Role</h2> <p>Lightning AI is seeking a <strong>Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer</strong> to join our Infrastructure Engineering team.</p> <p>Our Infrastructure Engineering team builds the software systems that operate and manage Lightning AI’s large-scale GPU and bare-metal infrastructure. We develop services, APIs, tooling, and automation that bridge the gap between our physical infrastructure and the systems our customers depend on for AI/ML training, inference, and HPC workloads.</p> <p>In this role, you will build production software and automation that support infrastructure throughout its lifecycle, from provisioning and bring-up through monitoring, maintenance, and decommissioning. You will design systems that enable engineers and software to interact programmatically with thousands of servers, storage systems, and high-performance networks, reducing manual operations and making infrastructure management more reliable, repeatable, and scalable.</p> <p>This is a software-first infrastructure role that combines strong software engineering with Linux systems and hardware-aware infrastructure automation. You will work closely with teams acro

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