About the role#
Syntiant Corp. is hiring a DevOps Machine Learning Infrastructure Intern to support the software engineering team. You will work on building and maintaining machine learning applications deployed across AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service and on-premises clusters. This position requires a balance of cloud infrastructure management and application development.
What you'll do#
- Develop and optimize RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI.
- Deploy and manage applications on AWS EKS to ensure high availability and performance.
- Integrate services and data sources like MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment.
- Maintain on-premises servers including Ceph, PostgreSQL, and NFS services.
- Troubleshoot issues across development, staging, and production environments.
- Collaborate through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
What you'll need#
- Current pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in Python and experience with FastAPI.
- Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of Linux system administration.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins.
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure services like S3, RDS, and VPCs.
- Familiarity with database systems and on-premises storage like Ceph.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Bonus points for experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Helm charts, Kubernetes operators, Terraform, or Ansible.
Location & details#
- This internship is based on-site in Irvine, California.
- The role is part-time and paid.
- We do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.
About Syntiant Corp.
Syntiant Corp. develops processors, sensors, and software for physical AI applications. Founded in 2017, the company is based in Irvine, California. It focuses on speech, audio, and vision processing for consumer and industrial devices. The company employs 289 people and maintains a platform for edge AI intelligence.
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