Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

LILT • Washington D.C., DC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

LILT is changing how the world communicates — and LILT is leading that transformation. We're on a mission to make the world's "information accessible to everyone , regardless of the language they speak. We use cutting-edge AI, machine translation, and human-in-the-loop expertise to translate content faster, more accurately, and more cost-effectively without compromising on brand, voice, or quality. At LILT, we empower our teammates with leading tools, global collaboration, and growth opportunities to do their best work. Our company virtues— Work together, win together; Find a way or make one; Dance in the customer's shoes; Quicker than they expect; Quality is Job 1 —guide everything we do. We are trusted by Intel Corporation , Canva , the United States Department of Defense , the United States Air Force , ASICS , and hundreds of global Enterprises. Backed by Sequoia, Intel Capital, and Redpoint, we’re building a category-defining company in a $50B+ global translation market being redefined by AI. The Engineering Team at LILT LILT is a high-performance, large-scale language translation system. We invest in and prioritize workflow (i.e., usability and interface design) and backend AI systems. Since the translation workforce is distributed worldwide, there are interesting cloud engineering problems to solve. We have a strong preference for building our own backend technology, so you’ll be implementing and working with the latest natural language processing (NLP) techniques and ideas.

Requirements

• The candidate is required to have and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and to satisfy other security-related requirements.
• Minimum 3 years experience as Linux System Administrator, DevOps Engineer or similar position.
• Solid understanding of Docker and hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash).
• High proficiency with at least one configuration management/infrastructure as code (IaC) tool, preferably Terraform.
• Experience with GCP services such as Compute Engine, shared VPC, and data analytics or equivalents from other vendors.
• Expertise in monitoring/alerting and maintaining high production availability
• Experience with CI/CD tools and concepts, such as GitHub Actions
• U.S. citizenship is a precondition of employment.
• The candidate is required to have and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance and to satisfy other security-related requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support technical operations in our development and production systems
• Deliver infrastructure engineering projects to support company initiatives
• Collaborate with our research and development teams to deliver software fast and reliably
• Secure our platform infrastructure and harden our on-premise builds
• Work with engineering teams to set, measure, and reach SLIs and SLOs for SLAs
• Execute on the roadmap in sprints, and adhere to SCRUM best practices
• Introduce and implement new technologies and best practices in InfoSec, DevOps and Site Reliability
• Support our self-managed customers on-site

Benefits

• Competitive salary with the opportunity to earn on-target earnings (OTE)
• meaningful equity
• 401(k) matching
• flexible time off plus company holidays
• coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance
• LILT pays for basic life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• Paid parental leave is provided after 6 months.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed