Engineer, DevOps Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - AI Training (Freelance, Remote)

Alignerr.com is a community of subject matter experts from several disciplines who align AI models by creating high-quality data in their field of expertise to build the future of Generative AI. Alignerr is operated by Labelbox. Labelbox is the leading data-centric AI platform for building intelligent applications. Teams looking to capitalize on the latest advances in generative AI and LLMs use the Labelbox platform to inject these systems with the right degree of human supervision and automation. Whether they are building AI products by using LLMs that require human fine-tuning, or applying AI to reduce the time associated with manually-intensive tasks like data labeling or finding business insights, Labelbox enables teams to do so effectively and quickly.

Current Labelbox customers are transforming industries within insurance, retail, manufacturing/robotics, healthcare, and beyond. Our platform is used by Fortune 500 enterprises including Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Genentech, and Adobe, as well as hundreds of leading AI teams. We are backed by leading investors including SoftBank, Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital, Gradient Ventures (Google's AI-focused fund), Databricks Ventures, Snowpoint Ventures and Kleiner Perkins.

About the Role

Shape the future of AI — with infrastructure! As a DevOps Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer, you’ll use your expertise in cloud platforms, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient environments for building cutting-edge AI applications.

Your Day to Day

• Design and maintain cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for AI development pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Monitor and improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Identify and resolve infrastructure bottlenecks or deployment issues.
• Summarize your troubleshooting, design, and optimization decisions clearly and concisely.

About You

• Fluent in English with strong writing and communication skills.
• Expertise in DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC): containers (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), CI/CD (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.).
• 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or SRE roles is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuing one) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Master's or PhD preferred.
• Deep interest in AI/ML infrastructure, cloud computing, or secure system design.
• 4+ years of professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure roles with a focus on IaC
• Deep hands-on experience with Terraform (preferred), Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation
• Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred; Azure or GCP acceptable)
• Strong understanding of networking, IAM, VPCs, security groups, and resource policies
• Comfortable writing modular, DRY IaC and using state management practices responsibly

Important Information

This is a freelance position compensated on an hourly basis. Please note that this is not an internship opportunity. Candidates must be authorized to work in their country of residence, and we do not offer sponsorship for this 1099 contract role. International students on a valid visa may be eligible to apply; however, specific circumstances should be discussed with a tax or immigration advisor. We are unable to provide employment documentation at this time. Compensation rates may vary for non-US locations.