IT Lead

What MatX Is Building MatX builds vertically integrated full-stack solutions from silicon to systems for artificial general intelligence compute platforms. Between our hardware and software teams sits infrastructure — the build systems, CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments, security posture, endpoint fleet, and developer tooling that let a small team ship at the pace of a company ten times our size. We're looking for a hands-on Engineering/IT manager to own that infrastructure and the team that builds it. You will write infrastructure-as-code, debug build systems, triage CI failures, and push code — while also hiring, mentoring, and setting technical direction for a growing platform team. This role carries a global scope and leadership responsibility. At MatX, we intentionally maintain a flat, low-bureaucracy structure, and our titles are designed to reflect impact and ownership rather than hierarchy. What You'll Do Here Lead a team of infrastructure and platform engineers — hire great people, set clear priorities, remove obstacles Own and evolve our build systems, CI/CD pipelines (including self-hosted runners), and cloud infrastructure Own cloud security posture — IAM policies, access controls, secrets management, and compliance Manage the endpoint fleet — provisioning, configuration management, OS policies, and security across employee devices Keep developer velocity high: fast builds, reliable tests, frictionless tooling across a polyglot codebase Manage our compute fleet — CI bot scaling, cost optimization, container orchestration, and capacity planning Build observability and alerting for build infrastructure, CI fleet health, and cloud resources Monitor cloud spend, identify waste, and implement cost-saving measures without sacrificing developer experience Design onboarding automation so new engineers go from zero to productive with minimal friction Establish disaster recovery and business continuity practices for critical infrastructure Make the simple choice. Resist unnecessary abstraction. Ship the fix, not the framework Who You Are You've managed infrastructure or platform teams (3+ years) and still write code daily Deep experience with cloud infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD systems, and build tooling Fluent in at least one scripting language (Python, Shell, Go, or similar) You understand networking, cloud security, and IAM — not just enough to configure them, but enough to audit them You've managed endpoint fleets and know the realities of device provisioning, patching, and policy enforcement You default to the simplest approach that works. When you don't know something, you say so. You verify before you assert You're comfortable context-switching across layers in a single afternoon — cloud state drift, then a container race condition, then a build rule review, then a laptop provisioning issue Git hygiene matters to you. Clean history, logical commits, rebases done right You thrive in small teams where ownership is real, not ceremonial Bonus Points If You Have Experience supporting hardware design teams (EDA tools, HDL build flows) Track record of eliminating operational toil through automation rather than adding process Experience with compliance frameworks or security audits in a startup context Experience in both startup and larger corporate environments Experience with MacOS management, Mosyle MDM, brew package manager Compensation The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation. 2-5 years of experience - $120,000 - $160,000 + equity 5-10 years of experience - $120,000 -$200,000 + equity 10+ years experience - $120,000 - $225,000 + equity What We Offer A Stake in our success  A cash/equity mix that fits your needs, and option to do early exercise Health & Wellness  Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t) Time To Recharge  4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year Support to Parents  Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood Learning & Development  $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities Team Connection  Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls Financial Wellbeing  401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t! Flexible Spending Accounts  Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses Commute On Us  For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done! MatX E[x]tras  $50 per month to use o