Infrastructure Engineer

About the Company

fab2 is an early-stage hardware startup that designs and builds the hardware and software needed to make chips, including the fabs, tools, and components themselves. Founded by industry leaders Sam Zeloof and Jim Keller, the team focuses on building minimal, high-performance infrastructure close to the hardware.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement lightweight, performant, and reliable software infrastructure for a semiconductor fab
• Procure, deploy, and manage on-prem servers, virtual machines, and single-board computers
• Deploy and manage backend services including Consul, Vault, Grafana, Victoria-metrics, and Postgres
• Design and setup low-level networking components such as service discovery, DNS, and VPNs
• Scale observability platforms to ingest system metrics and high-frequency telemetry
• Design and implement cross-site networking, replication, and backups
• Automate OS image creation and software build/deployment systems
• Develop tools for security, authentication, and secrets management
• Help build in-house infrastructure-as-code tools

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated skill
• Hands-on experience in backend infrastructure or Site Reliability Engineering
• Proven ability to take complex systems from concept to production
• Deep proficiency in at least one statically-typed, compiled language
• Strong command of systems fundamentals
• A portfolio or GitHub demonstrating engineering excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on programming experience in Rust or Go
• Direct experience managing on-premise, bare-metal infrastructure without heavy cloud abstractions

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off including Holidays and Sick Time
• Visa Sponsorship
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Weekly Learning & Development opportunities
• Commuter Benefits (Parking and Late Night Uber rides)
• Daily lunches and frequent dinners