Principal Systems Architect
GroqSalary not specified
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
TechnologyIndustries
Requirements
- Local resident of the San Francisco Bay Area (hybrid attendance in Mountain View, CA 3 days per week)
Responsibilities
- Architect and scale enterprise-grade AKS clusters built for high concurrency, performance, and real-time AI inference, ensuring the platform is globally distributed and highly available
- Leverage Crossplane for Kubernetes-native provisioning of Azure services, creating a Kubernetes-native control plane for rapid scaling of AI services
- Champion GitOps practices with Argo CD to standardize deployments across multiple environments and regions, enabling reliable, automated delivery of mission-critical SaaS workloads
- Engineer infrastructure that supports data-intensive AI/ML pipelines, integrating compute, storage, and messaging with Kubernetes to power real-time decision intelligence use cases
- Optimize scalability and concurrency with autoscaling, pod disruption budgets, and advanced workload scheduling, ensuring millions of daily requests are served with low latency
- Develop and maintain automation, tooling, and integrations using Python, Ruby, and Terraform, enabling teams to scale infrastructure and AI services efficiently
- Design and enforce secure, compliant, multi-tenant architectures with Azure AD SSO, managed identities, RBAC, and Key Vault integration
- Build resilient networking topologies with VNets, VNet peering, Private Link, and service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) and emissary ingress for advanced security and reliability
- Integrate observability frameworks at scale using Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, and OpenTelemetry, providing deep visibility into performance, availability, and latency
- Collaborate closely with AI/ML engineering teams to align infrastructure with real-time inference and streaming data requirements, enabling cutting-edge decision automation
- Mentor engineering and operations teams while documenting and evangelizing Kubernetes-native and Azure best practices
Skills
AI
Decision Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Automation
Data Optimization
Aera Technology
AI system for decision automation and recommendations
About Aera Technology
Aera Technology focuses on decision automation using artificial intelligence. Its AI system analyzes how businesses operate, providing real-time recommendations and taking autonomous actions to enhance decision-making. By learning from past decisions, the system continuously improves its future suggestions. Aera Technology primarily targets large corporations with complex supply chains, offering a tool that refines and indexes data from enterprise systems to deliver real-time insights. This allows businesses to accurately predict risks and opportunities, while also recommending optimal actions. Aera's unique approach includes proactively engaging users and autonomously executing decisions, setting it apart from competitors. The company's goal is to help businesses make faster, more informed decisions, ultimately increasing efficiency and profitability.
Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$168.9MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees
Benefits
Stock Options: We believe every Aera team member should have a stake in our future success
Medical: Benefits provided through your choice of Aetna PPO, Aetna HDHP, or, for California-based team members, Kaiser
Dental: No monthly cost to employee through Delta Dental
Vision: No monthly cost to employee through VSP
401(k) and Additional Benefits Plans: Employees can contribute to: 401(k) plan (Traditional/Roth); Health Savings Account (HSA); Flexible Savings Account (FSA); Supplemental Life Insurance Plan; Short-term Disability; Commuter Benefit Program
Learning and Development: You’ll have access to professional development content through Udemy, our online learning platform. Udemy offers thousands of courses to help you learn new skills - whether for your professional development or your personal interests
Employee Referral Program: Earn cash when your referrals get hired!
Events and Extras: We work hard and get things done, but we also value the importance of having fun: office outings; birthday celebrations; holiday parties; weekly in-office lunches, and more
Paid Time Off: To give our best and live a well-balanced life, we need to take time off for rest, relaxation and rejuvenation. Here at Aera, we offer flexible paid time off. In addition, we have 10 paid holidays each year
Snacks: When you’re working from the office, you’ll have access to our fully stocked kitchen with a selection of snacks and beverages
Risks
Competition from established AI companies like IBM and Google threatens Aera's market share.
Rapid AI advancements may outpace Aera's feature integration, risking obsolescence.
Data privacy concerns and regulatory scrutiny could impact Aera's operations and client trust.
Differentiation
Aera Technology offers a unique AI system for real-time decision automation.
The Aera Decision Cloud integrates seamlessly with existing enterprise systems and data sources.
Aera's platform continuously learns, improving recommendations and decision-making over time.
Upsides
Aera's generative AI enhances user experience with a conversational interface for decision-making.
The 'AI Test Drives' program accelerates enterprise adoption of AI-powered decision-making.
Recognition as a leader in Decision Intelligence Platforms boosts Aera's market credibility.
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