Director, Compute Platforms & AI

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategy and architecture for compute platforms spanning AWS, Azure, and on-prem/HPC environments, including GPU-accelerated systems
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of generative AI tools, identifying high-impact opportunities across engineering, IT, and business workflows
• Partner with stakeholders to pilot and scale practical generative AI use cases, focusing on productivity, automation, and workflow improvement
• Oversee and improve core cloud and HPC capabilities, including development infrastructure, observability, and overall system reliability
• Drive performance optimization, capacity planning, and operational excellence in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
• Lead resolution of complex system issues, including root-cause analysis and long-term remediation
• Establish and enforce infrastructure standards, best practices, and technical direction across teams
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and technical leads

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating complex infrastructure systems
• Strong experience with development infrastructure, CI/CD systems, and developer workflows
• Deep experience with observability systems, including metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting
• Experience evaluating and implementing generative AI tools in real-world environments
• Deep systems-level expertise in Linux, networking, storage, and distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and high-performing teams
• Strong communication and leadership skills to influence technical and executive stakeholders

About the Company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Our architecture is based on silicon photonics, leveraging advanced semiconductor manufacturing to build million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.