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# Platform Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure at OpenTeams

- **Company:** OpenTeams
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/openteams/jobs/4735509005

## Job description

## Who We Are

Every organization runs on intelligence: years of accumulated knowledge, decisions, and context. As AI takes on more of that work, companies face a choice: rent that intelligence from vendors who keep the data, the context, and the results, or own it.

OpenTeams exists to make ownership possible.

Founded by Travis Oliphant, creator of NumPy and SciPy, and built by people with deep roots across the open-source ecosystem, including NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch, and Jupyter, we help enterprises and governments build AI they control, govern, and evolve themselves.

If that sounds like your kind of work, we'd like to meet you.

Platform Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure

Location:  U.S - Remote OR Hybrid - Washington, DC, Denver, CO or Colorado Springs, CO.

Work Authorization: U.S. citizenship required

Clearance:  U.S.-Remote Opening: An active clearance is not required. Candidates must be eligible and willing to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. Hybrid Opening: An active TS/SCI clearance is preferred. Candidates may also be considered if they previously held a TS/SCI with CI polygraph or currently hold an active TS or Secret clearance.

Salary Range: $120,000–$250,000 USD, dependent on experience level and location

Openings: Two positions are available:

- One hybrid position: Candidates must be located in or willing to work hybrid from Washington, DC; Denver, CO; or Colorado Springs, CO. An active TS/SCI clearance is required. Up to 15% travel is required.
- One U.S.-remote position: Candidates may work remotely from anywhere in the United States. An active clearance is not required, but candidates must be willing and able to undergo the process required to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Candidates will be considered for the opening that best aligns with their location, clearance status, experience, and work preferences. Candidates who meet the requirements for multiple openings may be considered for more than one.

## About the Role

OpenTeams builds AI platforms that governments and enterprises own outright: the infrastructure, the data, the models, and the evidence that the whole thing does what it claims. We're hiring several engineers to build and run that infrastructure.

The work spans the full depth of an AI platform. The Kubernetes clusters that schedule GPU workloads, move large datasets, and keep tenants isolated from one another. The services that make it a platform rather than a cluster: workflow orchestration, data ingest, model serving, policy enforcement, audit logging. The delivery path that gets released into production reliably and can prove what it shipped. The cloud infrastructure that ties it all together, and the operational practices that keep a distributed system resilient.

Much of this has to run where you can't assume normal cloud resources, or even an internet connection. That constraint is the interesting part of the job. Portability, reproducibility, and operability are design inputs from the first commit rather than problems handed downstream.

We build on open source and contribute back. Kubernetes, Terraform and OpenTofu, Argo, Prometheus, Nebari, and others. Upstream work is part of the job, not something you do on weekends.

This posting covers multiple roles, spanning mid-level through senior. We understand nobody spans every area above, so tell us where you fit. We assign level-based roles based on what you've actually done rather than a year count.

## Key Responsibilities

- Build and operate Kubernetes-based infrastructure for demanding AI/ML workloads, including GPU scheduling, resource management, and multi-tenant isolation
- Design and implement platform services for orchestration, data ingest, model serving, and results management behind documented APIs
- Write infrastructure as code and build GitOps pipelines so environments are reproducible from source
- Build and operate CI/CD pipelines that produce versioned, signed, scanned release artifacts along with the documentation needed to deploy them
- Own reliability: capacity planning, upgrade paths, failure-mode analysis, backup and recovery, incident response, and postmortems
- Implement monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting, and define the service level objectives they're measured against
- Deploy and validate the platform in restricted, disconnected, or limited-connectivity environments, and verify parity after each release
- Keep the platform portable by constraining dependencies to what's confirmed available in target environments
- Write runbooks and operational documentation that other engineers can execute without you in the room
- Contribute to Nebari and other open-source infrastructure, Kubernetes, and MLOps projects
- Work with security engineers, government stakeholders, and other engineers to turn requirements into systems that hold up
- Collaborate asynchronously across a distributed team

Required Skills & Experience

- U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
- Four or more years of hands-on experience building or operating production infrastructure, platforms, or distributed systems
- Production experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Experience with infrastructure as code and CI/CD, using tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, or Helm
- Working proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or a comparable language
- Experience implementing or operating production monitoring and observability
- Ability to write documentation, runbooks, and deployment procedures that other people can actually follow
- Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a remote, distributed team

## Nice to Have

You will not have all of these, and very few people will. They're the things that would help, not a checklist. If the required list above describes you, apply.

- An active U.S. security clearance, particularly TS/SCI with CI polygraph
- Experience deploying or operating software in air-gapped, disconnected, or otherwise restricted environments
- Experience with Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or comparably regulated programs
- Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework, NIST 800-53 or 800-171, or similar frameworks, and with producing the evidence they require
- Experience supporting an Authorization to Operate, or with continuous ATO models
- Supply chain security work: hardened images, artifact signing, SBOM generation, dependency and container scanning, policy enforcement
- Familiarity with cross-domain solutions, guards, data diodes, or similar transfer mechanisms
- Experience with classified cloud environments, including AWS Secret or Top Secret regions
- A DoD 8140/8570 qualifying certification such as Security+, CISSP, CASP+, or CISM, or willingness to obtain one after joining
- Experience building MLOps pipelines or infrastructure for AI/ML workloads
- Experience with GPU scheduling, distributed inference, or large-scale data and evaluation pipelines
- Experience with model-serving or gateway frameworks such as KServe, vLLM, or LLM-D
- Experience designing API-first services and vendor-agnostic platforms that run across multiple environments
- Experience with agentic workflow frameworks or multi-step AI pipeline orchestration
- Contributions to open-source Kubernetes, infrastructure, MLOps, or observability projects, and experience with Nebari specifically
- Familiarity with data sovereignty and privacy requirements for enterprise or government AI systems
- Experience leading technical initiatives, setting engineering standards, or mentoring other engineers
- Experience supporting rapid prototyping programs or defense innovation initiatives

Grow With Us

At OpenTeams, growth isn’t just about the company—it’s about you.

We believe the best careers are built at the edge of your potential. That is where new tools, ideas, and technologies change the world. Here, you’ll work alongside pioneers of AI, solving problems that matter: making AI more transparent, more ethical, and more empowering. As your skills grow, our career framework provides a pathway and recognition of that increased impact.

Opportunities aren’t limited by geography. You’ll collaborate with global experts, contribute to open source projects that power the world’s technology, and stretch your skills daily.  That global perspective and diversity makes our solution more universal and robust.  We are committed to continuing to celebrate diversity on our team.

Supported people are successful people.  We offer 100% employer paid medical premiums for employees and self-managed PTO with a minimum time off requirement, so that our teams are able to do their best work.

We invest  in curiosity, creativity, and ownership. That means you’ll be trusted to boldly innovate, supported to learn fast, and celebrated for successful collaboration.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

OpenTeams understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge is crucial to and enriches the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, disabled people, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

We are an equal opportunity employer - all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for recruitment, interviews, employment, training, compensation, promotion, and related activities. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. OpenTeams will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

## About OpenTeams

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OpenTeams helps organizations design, build, and operate fully owned AI systems using modular, open-source infrastructure, enabling them to move from renting to owning their AI.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Total funding $7.1M across Pre-Seed, Venture Round, and Debt Financing; acquired Quansight’s AI consulting division in 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Travis Oliphant (CEO & Co-Founder), Dharhas Pothina (CTO & Co-Founder), Matt Harward (CRO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: AI infrastructure, open-source software deployment, enterprise consulting, government/defense AI solutions
- **Target customers**: Enterprise, Government (including U.S. Department of Defense), Research institutions, BioTech, Energy, Financial services – primarily B2B, with a mix of mid-market and large enterprise
- **Mission**: “AI you own” – building accountable, auditable, and fully owned AI systems rather than renting from hyperscalers.

## Products & Services
- **[Nebari®](https://openteams.com/)**: An open-source AI hub that serves as the private infrastructure layer for an organization’s models, data, workflows, and institutional knowledge. Fully controlled and owned by the customer. Listed as a JATIC product supporting DoD AI development.
- **[Collab Desktop App](https://openteams.com/)**: A free application for publishing, discovering, consuming, and sharing agentic workflows and AI capabilities. Designed to participate in a distributed applied AI economy built on open standards.
- **[Enterprise Deployment](https://openteams.com/)**: Full-service consulting and support – includes building the system, training internal teams, and ongoing support. Emphasizes that ownership stays with the customer, not the vendor.
- **[Intelligence Hub Connect](https://openteams.com/)**: Secure integration layer that connects partners, vendors, and data providers on the organization’s terms, controlling data flow while maintaining ownership.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metrics**:
  - Annual Revenue: ~$11.0M (LinkedIn estimate, as of mid-2025)
  - Total Funding: $7.13M (Pre-Seed $100K led by Sputnik ATX; Venture Round $3.0M in Nov 2021; Debt Financing $4.0M in June 2023)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sputnik ATX (lead investor in pre-seed); strategic partner Quansight (AI consulting division acquired March 2025); partner with the Open-Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF) for government AI safety.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 73 employees, +106.8% year-over-year growth (+47 people in one year)
  - Operations in 13 countries (US, Canada, UK, Kenya, India, Brazil, etc.)
  - Appointed Lt. Gen (Ret) Ross Coffman to Board of Directors (June 2025)
  - Acquired Quansight’s AI consulting division (March 2025), adding ~25 people from Quansight
  - Listed as a JATIC product for the U.S. Department of Defense next-gen toolchain

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founder pedigree**: Travis Oliphant created NumPy and SciPy – foundational tools for modern AI – and previously founded Anaconda and Quansight. This gives OpenTeams deep credibility and institutional knowledge in open-source AI infrastructure.
- **Open-source DNA**: OpenTeams builds, maintains, and contributes to open-source projects; customers get transparency and flexibility without vendor lock-in.
- **“Owned Intelligence” model**: Unlike hyperscalers or SaaS vendors, OpenTeams ensures organizations own their AI models, data, and infrastructure – no hidden dependencies, no third-party control.
- **Forward-deployed engineering model**: “An army of forward-deployed engineers” that builds and maintains solutions inside the customer’s environment, training internal teams and ensuring continuous ownership.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling government and defense contracts**: Nebari’s inclusion in JATIC and partnership with O-SAIF signal strong push into U.S. government and defense markets.
- **Expanding the distributed AI ecosystem**: Through the Collab Desktop App and Applied AI Society, OpenTeams aims to build a global community of applied AI engineers and a networked private ecosystem.
- **Post-acquisition integration**: Absorbing Quansight’s consulting talent to deepen enterprise delivery capacity.
- **International growth**: Headcount is diversifying across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia – with active hiring for roles like Senior Solutions Architect in the EU.

## Why Work Here
- **Engineering-led culture**: Founded by a legendary open-source developer; strong technical team with 40% of staff in technical roles (engineering, infrastructure, AI).
- **Remote and hybrid flexibility**: While the headquarters is in Austin and “on-site workspace” is noted, many roles are posted as remote (e.g., Senior Solutions Architect – UK, Founding Lead Engineer – remote U.S.). The company operates across 13 countries, suggesting a distributed-first approach.
- **Growth trajectory**: 106% headcount growth YoY and recent acquisition signal fast scaling – employees can grow into new roles and leadership.
- **Meaningful mission**: Work on AI that organizations truly own, not rent – appealing to engineers who value open-source, privacy, and ethical AI.
- **Diverse global team**: Employees from six continents; the company actively hires from a variety of talent pools.

## Sources
1. [openteams.com](https://openteams.com/) – Homepage and product overview
2. [openteams.com/about-us](https://openteams.com/about-us/) – Founders, team, beliefs
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/openteams) – LinkedIn company page (employees, revenue, funding, recent news)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/openteams) – Culture, careers, and perks overview
5. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/openteams) – Current job openings and office location

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