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We evaluate AI models for the leading frontier labs along with building real-time threat detection and adaptive adversarial red teaming agents for teams deploying AI.\nWe're a team of approximately 50 people, well-funded, growing quickly. Our work directly influences how the world deploys AI agents and systems at scale..\nLearn more about how we work.\nThe Role\nGray Swan is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to build and scale the systems that power our AI security platform. You'll design the backend services, distributed infrastructure, and cloud architecture that enable Gray Swan to build AI systems and for customers to safely deploy frontier AI models at scale.\nThis role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving infrastructure challenges across reliability, scalability, observability, and performance. 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We care more about what you can do than your credentials.\nYou’ll Thrive Here If You:\nYou thrive on ownership and solving hard problems. You're energized by ambiguity, enjoy building systems from the ground up, and take pride in delivering reliable solutions from design through production.\n\nYou think at scale. You enjoy designing resilient infrastructure, optimizing performance, and building systems that are secure, observable, and built to grow.\n\nYou collaborate across disciplines. You work effectively with machine learning engineers, security researchers, and product teams, knowing that the best infrastructure enables everyone else to move faster.\n\nYou're excited by our mission and startup environment. You enjoy moving quickly, adapting to change, and helping build the foundation for the future of secure AI.\n\nWhat We Offer:\nWe offer a competitive compensation package designed to reward impact and incentivize growth. 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