Site Reliability Engineer
Posted 16 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Highrise AI”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering (or related)
Study levelDiploma or higher
About Highrise AI
Highrise AI is a GPU-native infrastructure platform built for modern AI workloads. Designed for developers and enterprises operating in performance-critical and security-sensitive environments, Highrise delivers scalable GPU compute across dedicated clusters, managed cloud, and confidential environments.
Highrise combines bare-metal performance with full-stack orchestration, API-driven access, and hardware-enforced isolation to support training, fine-tuning, and production-scale deployment of AI models. From reserved GPU capacity to enterprise-grade confidential compute, Highrise provides flexible infrastructure models tailored to the needs of builders operating at scale.
Beyond infrastructure, Highrise integrates disciplined operations, advanced automation, and on-site engineering expertise to sustain high uptime and predictable performance across deployments. These capabilities extend beyond Highrise-owned fleets: through managed services, Highrise also operates third-party GPU hardware on behalf of customers and partners, applying the same operational standards to infrastructure it does not own.
Highrise is a subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp., an energy infrastructure platform. Hut 8 integrates power, digital infrastructure, and compute at scale. Highrise serves as the compute and operations layer—designing, deploying, and operating next-generation GPU clusters from commissioning through production.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are looking for Senior Site Reliability Engineers to expand and evolve our AI Infrastructure Service Operations team in each of three focus areas: Networking, Compute, and Storage. The successful candidate combines deep multi-platform expertise with strong operational discipline, proven automation capability, and a customer-focused mindset.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Reliability and Performance
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Manage compute, storage, and network resource pools to meet SLA commitments for multi-tenant workloads.
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Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and lifecycle management including patching, upgrades, and firmware management.
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Automate provisioning, configuration, and impact mitigation using myriad of industry standard tools.
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Respond to service impacts during business hours and as part of a shared on-call rotation.
Lead incident management and drive impact prevention actions.
Documentation, Enablement, and Collaboration
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Create and maintain clear documentation, standards, and runbooks for your focus area