Head of Infrastructure
Who We Are
Hyperbolic Labs is on a mission to democratize AI by breaking down the barriers to computing power with our Open-Access AI Cloud. By making better use of idle computing resources across the globe, we offer an innovative GPU marketplace and AI inference service that promise affordability and accessibility for all. As pioneers at the intersection of AI and open-source technology, we believe in an open future where AI innovation is limited only by imagination, not by access to resources. We're looking for forward-thinking individuals who share our passion for making AI universally accessible, secure, and affordable. Join us in building a platform that empowers innovators everywhere to turn their visionary AI projects into reality.
As we prepare for growth after our Series A, backed by industry leaders, our team — led by co-founders with PhDs in AI, Math, and Computer Science — is poised to redefine computing.
About the Role
We are hiring a Head of Infrastructure to lead the design, evolution, and reliability of Hyperbolic’s globally distributed GPU cloud. This role sits at the center of our mission: you will architect and scale the systems that power our peer-to-peer GPU marketplace, inference fabric, and core platform primitives.
You’ll own the infrastructure roadmap end-to-end—from distributed systems design and resource orchestration to networking, security, and global capacity strategy. You’ll grow and mentor a world-class engineering organization, establish engineering excellence standards, and partner closely with Product, Security, Platform, and GTM leadership to translate future AI workloads into infrastructure reality.
Who You Are
You are an infrastructure leader with a track record of scaling complex systems, guiding high-impact teams, and making deeply technical decisions in environments where reliability and performance are existential.
Leadership & Strategic Execution
10+ years in infrastructure, systems engineering, or distributed systems, including 5+ years leading managers and senior ICs.
Proven ability to own multi-year infrastructure roadmaps, align stakeholders, and translate ambiguous requirements into crisp technical direction.
Experience building, scaling, and mentoring high-performing engineering orgs across infrastructure, platform, and SRE disciplines.
Exceptional judgment in balancing velocity with reliability, cost, and security.
Comfortable working in fast-moving, high-stakes environments where infrastructure is the product.
Technical Depth & System Design
Deep expertise in distributed systems, operating systems internals, networking, and resource orchestration.
Hands-on experience with container orchestration systems (Kubernetes, Nomad, SLURM, custom schedulers) at global scale.
Strong engineering background with the ability to read and write production code (Go, Rust, Python, or similar).
Experience architecting multi-cloud + on-prem + edge topologies, including GPU-centric workloads.
Expert-level understanding of infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, and GitOps workflows.
Expertise in designing observability systems (metrics, tracing, logging, alerting) and building operational excellence.
Operational Excellence & Security
A track record of owning 99.9–99.99% uptime targets, incident response processes, and resilience engineering.
Passionate about security-first infrastructure, including workload isolation, network security, IAM, hardening, and compliance.
Experience leading major capacity planning, load forecasting, and cost optimization initiatives.
Bonus Experience
Contributions to open-source infra tools, kernels, schedulers, or distributed systems libraries.
Familiarity with service mesh, mTLS, RPC frameworks, or low-latency communication patterns.
Why You Should Join Us
High impact: your work affects the entire stack and enables all engineering teams
Ownership: you’ll own production systems and have real autonomy
Learning: exposure to new infrastructure challenges and the chance to grow
List of perks & benefits: e.g. equity, health, remote policy, hardware budget, offsites, etc.
Inclusive culture: we strive to build a diverse, supportive team
Hyperbolic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.