Director of Infrastructure

About the Position:

We are seeking a highly skilled Director of Infrastructure to lead our platform engineering efforts and drive operational excellence across our organization. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of modern DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering, combined with the ability to build and lead high-performing teams. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, you will own our internally built platform, manage complex infrastructure, and work closely with various stakeholders to drive technical initiatives.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve our internally built platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
• Manage and optimize our monitoring stack, GPU workloads, and capacity across multi-cloud environments
• Oversee tens of projects and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring efficient operation and continuous improvement
• Collaborate closely with the CloudOPS architect to align infrastructure strategies
• Build and lead strong teams with a culture of high ownership and engineering excellence
• Implement and maintain best practices for infrastructure management, automation, and deployment
• Balance hands-on technical work with team leadership and strategic planning
• Work with various stakeholders (Research & Engineering) to align Infra initiatives with business and tech goals

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Infrastructure Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles
• Strong technical background with the ability to dive deep into complex systems and codebases
• Experience managing large-scale, distributed systems and GPU workloads
• Expertise in cloud technologies (multi-cloud experience preferred) and Kubernetes
• Proven track record of building and leading high-performing technical teams
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with various stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex, large-scale technical challenges
• Experience with platform engineering and building internal developer platforms (preferred)
• Familiarity with modern monitoring and observability tools and practices
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and GitOps principles
• Ability to balance deep technical expertise with leadership skills

We're looking for a candidate who can drive both engineering excellence and team growth while maintaining a hands-on approach to technology. If you're passionate about infrastructure, thrive in complex environments, and want to make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us:

AI21 Labs is pioneering the development of Foundation Models and AI Systems for enterprises, accelerating the adoption of Generative AI in production.

Established in 2017 by AI visionaries Prof. Amnon Shashua, Prof. Yoav Shoham, and Ori Goshen, our mission is to equip businesses with cutting-edge LLMs and AI capabilities. Backed by leading investors like Pitango, Google, Nvidia, Intel Capital, and Comcast Ventures.

Join us on this exciting journey and advance your career with AI21 Labs!