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IT Systems Engineer

Cartesia · *HQ - San Francisco, CA

Applied AIonsitesenior$150k–$200k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build the IT foundation for device management, identity, and internal tooling.
  • Use AI agents to automate IT work with clear permission boundaries.
  • Own day-to-day support and fix root causes so issues never return.

What they offer

  • Competitive base salary and equity package
  • Fully covered medical, dental and vision for you and family
  • 9 weeks paternity and 12 weeks maternity leave
  • 401(k)
  • Monthly commuter allowance
  • Flexible PTO
  • Daily lunch, dinner and snacks

Ideal candidate

Early-stage IT generalist who treats IT as an engineering problem and automates repeat work away. User-centric, self-directed builder who loves keeping a fast-moving team running smoothly.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in IT or systems engineering, including as an early IT hire at a growing company
  • Hands-on experience with device management (Rippling), identity and access (Google Workspace, Okta) and compliance (Vanta)
  • Experience owning full breadth of IT including hardware, vendor budgets, office networking and support for engineers
  • Strong Python or similar for automating IT work via SaaS APIs plus configuration as code (e.g. Terraform)
  • Comfort building with AI coding agents with good judgment on guardrails
  • User-centric support approach with clear plain-language communication
  • Strong self-direction, ability to set priorities, ship early and document
remote policy
In-person, in-office team
visa sponsorship
Visa sponsorship support available, assessed on a case-by-case basis

Lab profile

About Cartesia

Architects efficient State Space Model foundation models for human-like real-time AI interaction.

Known for

  • State Space Models (SSMs)
  • Efficient large-scale foundation models
  • Model innovation and systems engineering
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