Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Backend/Data Performance)
Earth Species ProjectRemote
Posted January 29, 2026
225500 - 235500 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Earth Species Project is a non-profit using AI to decode animal communication to find new ways of listening to and learning from the rest of nature.
Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Backend/Data Performance) to help us build the foundational pipelines that power Earth Species Project's mission to understand animal communication with advanced AI.
Requirements
- 5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience
- Strong Python programming skills
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
- Experience building or supporting ML/AI infrastructure in production
- Experience with high-performance data tools (DuckDB, Apache Spark, Delta Lake)
- GPU orchestration and large-scale model training experience
- Familiarity with ML platforms (SageMaker, Vertex AI) and frameworks (PyTorch, JAX)
- Experience mentoring junior engineers, interns, or researchers and breaking down complex projects into manageable tasks
- Experience participating in technical hiring processes and evaluating candidates
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k plan with match
- Unlimited paid time off
- Flexible working hours
- Regular team retreats around the world
- Home office stipend (2,000 USD)
