Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer Roles - Equity Path in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This posting bundles multiple senior-level roles at an AI infrastructure company accessed through Lemon.io's vetted developer network — a meaningful signal about the client's quality bar. The company sits at the intersection of AI hardware/software co-design, a rare and high-growth niche.
Compensation context: No salary is listed, which is common for Lemon.io contract postings. Market rates for these roles (US/EU remote, senior level) typically range from $90–160/hr contract for SRE/DevOps/Platform, and $100–180/hr for LLM/AI engineering. Lemon.io generally pays competitively relative to other marketplace platforms.
Skills you'll develop:
- GPU cluster infrastructure management — extremely in-demand as AI compute scales
- Temporal workflow orchestration (Golang role) — niche but growing fast
- Bare-metal Kubernetes and Ansible provisioning — foundational SRE skills with high market value
- AI agent development and LLM engineering — among the hottest skills in the 2025–2026 job market
Green flags: Open-source contributor culture, frontier AI company, contract-to-hire pathway with equity upside, and a clear technical ownership model ("own it end to end").
Red flags to watch: No salary transparency, no visa support, and contract engagements exclude benefits — so budget accordingly. The matching process through Lemon.io adds a screening layer, meaning time-to-start may be longer than direct applications.
Overall, this is a strong opportunity for senior engineers looking to build AI infrastructure credentials at a credible frontier company.
Headquarters: New York, NY
URL: https://lemon.io
Senior Developer? Work Remote. Get Paid Well. Build What Matters.
Lemon.io connects hand-picked senior developers with vetted startups across the US and Europe — no bidding wars, no ghosting, just serious opportunities.
We're currently hiring for a research-driven AI company on a mission to slash the cost of modern AI — co-designing hardware, software, algorithms, and models to make AI's benefits accessible to everyone. They're active open-source contributors, building the infrastructure behind next-generation AI at scale.
Open roles:
- Senior Software Engineer (Golang)
- Senior DevOps Engineer
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer
- Platform Engineer
- Senior Python & LLM Developer
Why this one's worth a look:
Starts as contract work through our platform — but perform well, and you're on track for direct hire with equity, health insurance, and other competitive benefits. You'll be working on infrastructure that directly shapes how AI gets built and deployed, at a company operating at the frontier of the field.
Locations: EU, US, Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore
Senior Golang Developer
Build the Go-based platform that lets research and inference teams provision, scale, repair, and tear down GPU clusters via API — no ticket queues. You'll own it end to end: internal platform design, developer experience, and production ops.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years of experience with Golang and Kubernetes controllers
- Knowledge of Temporal is a must
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Requirements:
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of experience with Linux and Kubernetes
- 3+ years of experience with Python or Golang
- At least 2 years of expertise with Ansible
- 2+ years of experience with bare-metal provisioning
Senior DevOps Engineer
Requirements:
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years of experience with Python or Golang
- 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes
Senior Platform Engineer
Requirements:
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years of experience with Python or Golang
- 5+ years of experience with Kubernetes
- AI-assisted coding is a must
Senior Python + LLM Developer
Requirements:
- 5+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of experience with Python
- 2+ years of experience with Linux and Kubernetes
- 2+ years of experience in AI agent development
Not your stack? We're placing Senior Developers (4+ yrs commercial experience) across AI Agent Architecture, AI Automation Architecture, AI Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, React & Python, React & Golang, Golang, React & Java, React & Ruby, Ruby, PHP & Vue, Vue & Node.js, React & .NET, Android & iOS, iOS & Swift, Flutter & Dart, Blockchain (Ethereum/Ethers.js/Wagmi/Viem/Solana), Angular & Node.js, Vue & .NET, Python & Vue, DevOps, MLOps, Data Science, Angular & PHP, Angular & .NET, Symfony & React, Symfony & Vue, Symfony & Angular, Python, Symfony & JavaScript & Next.js & TypeScript, Data Analysis, React & PHP, Data Engineering, Project Management, Product Management, QA Automation, QA Manual, Embedded Software Engineering, React Native & Node, React Native & React, React Native & Ruby, React Native & Python, WordPress, Android, Data Annotation, Angular, Python & Node, React & Node.js, Java & Spring, Svelte & Python, Svelte & Node.js, Svelte & TypeScript, Rust, Shopify & JavaScript, Vue & Nuxt, PHP & Laravel, UI/UX Design, Animation, Graphic Design, React & Node & React Native, .NET & C#, Electron, Scala, C++, Unreal Engine & C++, Python & LLM, Unity, or Machine Learning Engineering — and more. Reach out and we'll match you.
No visa assistance provided. Contract engagements don't include direct-hire benefits.
We work with developers across 75+ countries in Europe, Latin America, North America, select Asian markets (Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Israel), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and Africa (including Morocco, South Africa).
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/lemon-io-senior-devops-engineer-3
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