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To achieve this, we are rewriting the entire stack from scratch: personal hardware for local inference, bespoke training infrastructure, next-generation UIs, and frontier deep learning research..\nAbout the Role\nWe are looking for a hands-on Data Center Operations Technician to keep the infrastructure behind River’s AI systems running reliably. Your goal is to bring new equipment online safely, diagnose and repair hardware faults, and minimize downtime across our compute infrastructure.\nYou will own day-to-day hardware operations, from receiving and installing equipment to troubleshooting failures and retiring systems. Working closely with infrastructure engineers and vendors, you will help maintain a safe, organized, and reliable data center.\nWho we are\nAt River AI, our mission is to create personal AI owned and shaped by each individual. To achieve this, we are building the full stack required for people and organizations to create AI models of their own - from training infrastructure and open-weight model post-training to personal hardware and next-generation interfaces.\nWe are scientists, engineers, and builders from the industry’s leading technology companies and AI labs. Our team has experience scaling consumer products to hundreds of millions of users and building the infrastructure behind frontier AI systems.\nWhat You’ll Do\nMonitor servers, network devices, and facility alerts. Triage incidents and restore service quickly and safely.\nDiagnose and replace failed components, including drives, memory, power supplies, fans, network interface cards, and optics.\nUse Linux and SSH to inspect logs, investigate faults, and verify that repairs resolve the underlying issue.\nReceive, stage, rack, cable, label, and power up servers, switches, and power distribution units, then coordinate handoff for provisioning.\nComplete hardware repair and on-site support requests, including urgent incidents during on-call shifts.\nMaintain spare-parts inventory and coordinate vendor repairs, warranty claims, and return merchandise authorizations (RMAs).\nKeep accurate asset records from receipt through decommissioning, conduct physical inventory audits, and support secure hardware disposal.\nSkills & Qualifications\nMinimum Qualifications\nHigh school diploma or equivalent.\nAt least two years of experience in a data center or a comparable mission-critical environment, including hardware, industrial, or manufacturing operations.\nHands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing server, storage, and network hardware.\nBasic Linux skills, including connecting to servers over SSH and reading logs.\nWorking knowledge of rack installation, power cabling, and copper and fiber cabling.\nA careful, methodical approach to safety, procedures, labeling, and verification.\nA collaborative mindset, clear communication, and ownership of issues through resolution..\nPreferred Qualifications (We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of these.)\nExperience supporting liquid-cooled server racks.\nFamiliarity with NVIDIA GPU-based AI infrastructure, particularly B300 systems or GB300 NVL72 rack-scale platforms.\nExperience deploying, maintaining, or troubleshooting hardware in AI-focused or hyperscale data centers.\nPhysical Requirements & Work Environment\nPerform physical tasks including lifting equipment weighing up to 50 lb (23 kg), pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, and using ladders, with or without reasonable accommodation.\nWork in tight spaces, hot and cold aisles, and around loud equipment, including extended periods on your feet.\nFollow site safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment, including hearing protection.\nLogistics & Benefits\nLocation: Palo Alto, California. 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