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At the core of SambaNova's technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) - a chip built on a dataflow architecture rather than the traditional GPU model. Its decode performance is especially strong for agentic workloads like multi-turn agents, code generation, and long-running applications. RDUs are packaged into SambaRack, rack-scale hardware that lets customers deploy state-of-the-art models with better performance, greater energy efficiency, and faster time to value.\nAbout the role\nSambaNova is scaling from rack-scale systems to global AI compute clusters, and the Linux fleet underneath that growth has to be provisioned, upgraded, and kept running without drift. We're looking for a Senior System Administrator to own that layer end to end, across our own data centers and the environments we run for customers.\nResponsibilities\nIn this role you'll deploy and operate a heterogeneous fleet that runs from x86 servers to several different AI accelerators, and keep it healthy as the hardware mix changes. You'll administer multiple infrastructures serving different business functions, each with its own users, workloads, and uptime expectations. Across all of it, you'll use automation to make the environment more efficient and more responsive, so that fleet changes are repeatable rather than applied by hand.\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years performing system administration duties at scale\nDeep working knowledge of Red Hat based distributions\nHands-on experience with core infrastructure services, including PXE, kickstart, DNS, DHCP, NTP, NFS, and LDAP\nSystem provisioning\nAnsible and other automation tooling\nRevision control systems\nSystem, application, and network debugging\nExperience in a high performance computing environment\nExperience with job schedulers\nTelemetry and monitoring\nEnd user support\nBasic networking knowledge\nBasic programming and scripting skills\nDocumentation of systems, procedures, and runbooks\nThrives in a fast paced environment\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with emerging and maturing hardware\nDebian based distributions\nContainerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)\nVirtualization experience\nInfrastructure as code\nSecurity\nAdvanced networking knowledge\nFamiliarity with network based storage solutions such as NetApp\nHyperscaler experience \nLocation\nSF Bay Area strongly preferred\nRemote considered for an exceptional candidate, subject to time zone review\n\nBase Salary Range:\nBase Pay Range\n$160,000—$190,000 USD\nSubmission Guidelines\n Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. \nEEO Policy\n SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 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