Systems Engineer, HPC (US & Canada)

At Mistral AI, we build high-performance, open, and efficient AI systems designed to power the next generation of applications.

We are looking for Systems Engineers / System Administrators to help design, operate, and scale the infrastructure behind Mistral’s AI platforms.

This is a hands-on, hybrid role combining:

• Systems administration (operating and troubleshooting large-scale Linux environments)
• Systems engineering (automation, scalability, and performance improvements)

You’ll work closely with infrastructure, HPC, and research teams to ensure our clusters and platforms run reliably at scale.

Core Systems Operations

• Operate and maintain large-scale Linux environments (bare metal, clusters, cloud)
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot incidents, and ensure high availability
• Support production and research workloads across multiple environments

Scaling Infrastructure

• Help scale clusters toward hundreds to thousands of nodes
• Work on systems handling petabyte-scale storage
• Improve performance, reliability, and resource utilisation

Automation & Engineering

• Automate operational tasks using tools like Python, Bash, Ansible, or Terraform
• Improve deployment, provisioning, and system lifecycle management
• Contribute to system design and architecture decisions

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with HPC / infrastructure teams, Platform / DevOps engineers, Research teams
• Act as a bridge between users and infrastructure

Must-have

• Strong Linux systems administration experience (core requirement)
• Experience working in large-scale environments: HPC clusters or cloud infrastructure
• Experience with Job schedulers (e.g. Slurm)
• Solid troubleshooting skills across systems, hardware, and networks

Nice-to-have (any of these)

• Containers / orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)
• Storage systems (e.g. Ceph, Lustre, NFS)
• Networking fundamentals (Ethernet; InfiniBand is a plus)
• Infrastructure as Code / automation tooling
• GPU or AI/ML experience

Profile We Value

• Pragmatic problem solver who can operate in fast-scaling environments
• Comfortable working across multiple domains (“Swiss army knife” mindset)
• Able to go deep in one area while learning others
• Low-ego, collaborative, and hands-on

Why Join Mistral?

• Impact: Play a pivotal role in scaling Mistral’s cutting-edge AI infrastructure.
• Growth: Opportunity to shape data centre operations from the ground up in a high-growth startup environment.
• Collaboration: Work with a talented, cross-functional team passionate about AI and technology.
• Flexibility: Competitive compensation, benefits, and the chance to contribute to revolutionary projects.