Backend Engineer

Bespoke Labs
Mountain View, CA
Remote
Job Description
Bespoke Labs is an applied AI research lab pioneering data and RL environment curation. We're looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to own the execution layer beneath our RL environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record building production systems at scale and deep comfort with the systems layer, including containers and isolation, filesystems, and process and state management.

Requirements

  • Strong track record building production systems or research infrastructure at scale
  • Deep comfort with the systems layer: containers and isolation, filesystems, process and state management
  • Experience making systems fast and cheap — profiling, scheduling, resource utilization, and cost optimization at scale
  • Proficiency with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and distributed computing
  • Strong engineering fundamentals and a systematic approach to testing, validation, and reliability
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity
  • Strong Python skills; comfort in a systems language (Rust, Go, or C++) is a plus
  • Ability to use modern tools such as Claude Code effectively
  • Excellent communication skills for working with research teams and enterprise customers
  • Ability to translate between research needs and infrastructure requirements
  • Comfortable presenting technical work to diverse audiences

Benefits

  • Health coverage
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