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MARA · 3 weeks ago

Principal Systems Engineer - IaaS/PaaS

Greater Seattle Area/ Hybrid

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

MARA is redefining the future of sovereign, energy-aware AI infrastructure. The Principal IaaS Engineer will lead the architecture, standardization, and modernization of global infrastructure-as-a-service platforms, focusing on high-availability, secure, and cost-optimized environments.

Computer Software

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and evolve core compute, storage, and orchestration systems powering large-scale data and ML workloads

Drive implementation of secure, reliable, and scalable Kubernetes-based platforms, including Operators, CI/CD pipelines, and IAM systems

Collaborate with ML, product, and infrastructure teams to enable efficient data pipelines, feature stores, and training workflows across heterogeneous hardware

Own platform reliability through observability, automation, and proactive performance optimization

Define standards for deployment, validation, and operational readiness across environments

Lead vendor evaluation and integration for key technologies (Kafka, Snowflake, MLflow, Trino, etc.)

Foster a culture of open-source contribution, innovation, and continuous learning

Qualification

Infrastructure as CodeKubernetesDistributed systemsData streamingML orchestrationGoPythonObservability stacksHybrid cloud architecturesCommunicationCross-team collaborationMentoring skills

Required

10+ years of software, systems, or data engineering experience; 3+ years in technical leadership or management

Proven expertise with distributed systems, data streaming (Kafka, Flink, Spark), and ML orchestration (Airflow, Kubeflow, MLflow)

Strong proficiency in Go and Python with hands-on experience in Kubernetes, Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Deep understanding of observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/FluentBit) and platform security

Experience delivering data migrations, hybrid cloud architectures, and large-scale CI/CD automation

Familiarity with modern data warehousing (Snowflake, Iceberg, Delta Lake) and vector databases (PgVector, Milvus, LanceDB)

Track record of successful client delivery across multiple domains (cloud, media, industrial ML, or hardware integration)

Excellent communication, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring skills

Preferred

Background in HPC, ML infrastructure, or sovereign/regulated environments

Familiarity with energy-aware computing, modular data centers, or ESG-driven infrastructure design

Experience collaborating with European and global engineering partners

Strong communicator who can bridge engineering, business, and vendor ecosystems seamlessly

Company

MARA

MARA (NASDAQ: MARA) deploys digital energy technologies to advance the world's energy systems.

Founded in 2013

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

51-200 employees

https://www.mara.com

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