VP of Engineering

Hyperbolic · San Francisco, California · Posted 2026-06-12

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.

About the Role ------------------

We are seeking a highly technical Vice President of Infrastructure to build and scale the foundational infrastructure powering our AI cloud platform.

This is a hands-on executive leadership role. While you will own infrastructure strategy, organizational growth, and executive-level decision making, we expect you to remain deeply engaged in architecture, design, and engineering execution. You should expect to spend approximately 30-40% of your time directly contributing to technical design, architecture reviews, debugging critical production issues, and partnering with engineers on implementation.

The ideal candidate has previously built and scaled cloud platforms, preferably GPU-native cloud infrastructure supporting AI training and inference workloads. You have experience operating at the intersection of executive leadership and hands-on engineering and are excited to help build both the technology and the team.

What You'll Own -------------------

Cloud Infrastructure Architecture

Lead the design and evolution of our AI cloud platform

Define the architecture for GPU orchestration, compute scheduling, networking, storage, and distributed systems

Make critical decisions regarding cloud infrastructure, bare-metal deployments, and platform scalability

Personally participate in architecture reviews and key technical initiatives

GPU Cloud Platform

Build and scale large GPU clusters supporting customer workloads

Design systems for GPU provisioning, scheduling, utilization optimization, and capacity management

Drive platform reliability and performance for AI training and inference workloads

Partner closely with engineering teams on infrastructure requirements for next-generation AI systems

Technical Leadership

Remain deeply involved in engineering decisions and technical direction

Contribute directly to infrastructure design and implementation efforts

Review architecture proposals, system designs, and major infrastructure changes

Act as the technical escalation point for complex infrastructure challenges

Infrastructure & Reliability

Establish best practices for Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD, security, and operational excellence

Build SRE and Platform Engineering functions from the ground up

Define reliability standards including SLOs, SLIs, incident response processes, and capacity planning

Drive automation across infrastructure operations

Organizational Leadership

Recruit and develop world-class Infrastructure, Platform, and SRE teams

Build a high-performance engineering culture focused on ownership and execution

Partner with executive leadership on company strategy and infrastructure investments

Manage infrastructure budgets, vendor relationships, and capacity planning

Required Experience -----------------------

Must-Have Background

12+ years building and operating large-scale infrastructure systems

Experience leading infrastructure organizations while remaining hands-on technically

Previous experience building or operating a cloud platform at scale

Experience building GPU infrastructure or AI/ML compute platforms

Proven track record scaling infrastructure in high-growth startup environments

Deep Technical Expertise

Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge

Experience designing and operating multi-region cloud infrastructure

Strong understanding of Linux, networking, distributed systems, and storage architecture

Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks

Deep expertise in observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering

Experience building highly available production systems

Strongly Preferred

Experience with GPU scheduling, Slurm, Kubernetes GPU operators, Ray, or distributed training systems

Experience managing thousands of GPUs in production environments

Background supporting AI training and inference platforms

Hyperbolic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About Hyperbolic

Hyperbolic is a software development company that provides web and networking solutions to build decentralized computing platforms.