Inferact
IT Systems & Operations Engineer
San Francisco
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Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $168,418 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Database Architects" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Inferact's mission is to grow vLLM as the world's AI inference engine and accelerate AI progress by making inference cheaper and faster.
- We are looking for an IT Systems & Operations Engineer to become the primary owner of the internal technology environment that keeps Inferact employees productive and secure.
- We have grown to north of 50 people since late January 2026 and plan to reach 75-80 employees by the end of 2026, with approximately 30% of the team based in APAC.
Responsibilities
- The right person will combine strong service instincts with practical systems and security judgment, and will build automation and repeatable processes so Inferact can scale without unnecessary operational friction.
- 30 Days: Take ownership of Inferact's core IT operations, including employee support, San Francisco office technology, device management, application provisioning, onboarding, and access.
- Build a scalable IT operations foundation with clear standards for office technology, devices, access, SaaS administration, VPN infrastructure, endpoint security, and employee security across the US and Singapore.
- 90 Days: Build a scalable IT operations foundation with clear standards for office technology, devices, access, SaaS administration, VPN infrastructure, endpoint security, and employee security across the US and Singapore.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience owning application and systems provisioning, including onboarding new employees, managing ongoing access changes, and deprovisioning users cleanly when access is no longer needed.
Nice to have
- Experience operating as a senior or early IT hire at a startup or rapidly growing technology company, ideally supporting a distributed or international team.
- Prior experience supporting engineering-heavy or technically sophisticated organizations, including environments using modern identity, VPN, endpoint-management, cloud, and developer-tooling stacks.
Skills
- Skills and Qualifications
Compensation
- $125,000 - $170,000 base salary based on experience and background, plus meaningful startup equity.
Benefits
- Inferact offers generous health, dental, and vision benefits as well as 401(k) company match.
Company info
- About the Role We are looking for an IT Systems & Operations Engineer to become the primary owner of the internal technology environment that keeps Inferact employees productive and secure.
- Establish a clear view of the company's current SOC 2 / Vanta status and open workstreams with security firms and audit partners.
- Founded by the creators and core maintainers of vLLM, we sit at the intersection of models and hardware, a position that took years to build.
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