Principal Site Reliability Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Site Reliability Engineer (AI): Architecting and leading the evolution of globally distributed infrastructure for AI and private cloud workloads with an accent on advanced automation and AIOps. Focus on building scalable, resilient, self-healing platforms and optimizing Kubernetes for GPU-intensive workloads.

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Company

hirify.global is a leader in AI-powered cloud and digital infrastructure driving transformative technology solutions globally.

What you will do

• Define the long-term roadmap for infrastructure, CI/CD, and Kubernetes platforms.
• Design and implement AI-driven automation and self-healing systems for incident remediation and capacity optimization.
• Architect high-performance Kubernetes environments optimized for multi-tenancy and GPU-intensive workloads.
• Build observability platforms integrating metrics, logs, and tracing, and define SLOs/SLIs aligned with business outcomes.
• Mentor SRE and DevOps teams while leading architectural reviews and internal Centers of Excellence.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to balance innovation with reliability.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Systems Architecture.
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes environments (EKS, GKE, or bare metal), including GPU workloads.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or Rust.
• Extensive experience with Terraform, Helm, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Strong understanding of observability systems (metrics, logging, tracing).

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, including model serving and data pipelines.
• Familiarity with scheduling frameworks such as Ray, Kueue, or Volcano.
• Experience building automation or AI-driven operational tools.
• Certifications such as CKA, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary package and performance-based annual bonus.
• Premium family health insurance, including dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Unlimited access to top-tier learning platforms for professional growth.
• Exclusive discount cards (Esaad and Fazaa) across a wide range of services.
• Inclusive and collaborative environment with a diverse team of 1,100+ employees from 68 nationalities.