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HadrianSan Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
Director of Engineering (Infrastructure)
On-siteFull Time$320k - $380k per yearPosted 23 days ago
About the role
- Hadrian’s infrastructure is not just software backbone. It is the nervous system of a physical factory. Our infrastructure teams are responsible for operating the software systems that run our manufacturing operations, from Kubernetes-based compute platforms to the systems that keep our factory floor running reliably at scale
- As Director of Engineering, Infrastructure, you will own the platform that everything else runs on. You will lead a team of 12-15 engineers spanning Kubernetes and compute platform engineering, site reliability engineering, and core infrastructure (networking, storage)
- You will report to the VP of Engineering and work closely with our DevOps, Product Engineering, and Security teams to ensure our systems are fast, reliable, and ready to scale globally
- This is a leadership role for someone who has done this before at scale, who is hands-on enough to make the right technical calls, and who can build and retain a high-performing team in a demanding environment
- Define and execute Hadrian’s infrastructure strategy across compute, networking, and storage
- Architect and scale Kubernetes platforms for multi-region, high-availability workloads
- Own the reliability and performance of core infrastructure systems, establishing SLOs/SLIs and incident response standards
- Drive infrastructure cost optimization and efficiency across cloud and on-prem environments
- Lead and grow a team of 12-15 engineers across platform, SRE, and infrastructure disciplines
- Partner closely with DevOps and Developer Experience teams without owning those functions directly
- Establish clear ownership boundaries between infrastructure and adjacent teams
- Ensure our infrastructure is secure and compliant with relevant regulations
- Drive multi-region and high-availability architecture strategy as we expand to new factory locations
- This role has a clear path as Hadrian expands its factory footprint globally, the scope of this function grows with it. The trajectory from this role leads toward VP of Infrastructure, with expanding ownership over global infrastructure strategy and potential oversight of the SRE organization Benefits
- 100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k
- Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
- Flexible vacation policy
- Strong foundation in compute, networking, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS and/or GCP)
- Experience building and scaling high-performing engineering teams
- Ability to set technical direction at the company level and operate autonomously
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or equivalent)
- 10-15+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering, including 5+ years in engineering leadership
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent hands-on experience
- Deep, hands-on expertise in Kubernetes: cluster architecture, scheduling, scaling, and day-2 operations
- Proven track record designing for reliability, redundancy, and failure recovery
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals, including the control plane and scheduler
- Strong understanding of infrastructure security best practices
- Multi-cluster and multi-region orchestration experience
- Background operating at high scale: multi-region deployments, high-QPS systems, or similarly demanding environments