Develop frontier language models and agents. Training, reinforcement learning, and inference in one system, on River Cloud or your own GPU cluster. Backed by General Catalyst.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Facility Operations Lead to own the reliability and safety of the data center infrastructure behind River’s AI systems. Your goal is to keep our compute infrastructure powered and cooled around the clock. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- At least seven years of experience operating data centers or other critical facilities, including at least two years leading a team
- Working knowledge of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, generators, switchgear, chillers, and building management systems
- Experience writing and following formal operating procedures for live electrical and mechanical systems
- A strong safety record and practical knowledge of electrical safety requirements
- Experience managing maintenance vendors and operating budgets
- Clear communication, a collaborative approach, and accountability for site reliability and safety
More about this role
At River AI, our mission is to create personal AI owned and shaped by each individual. To achieve this, we are rewriting the entire stack from scratch: personal hardware for local inference, bespoke training infrastructure, next-generation UIs, and frontier deep learning research..
We are looking for an experienced Facility Operations Lead to own the reliability and safety of the data center infrastructure behind River’s AI systems. Your goal is to keep our compute infrastructure powered and cooled around the clock.
You will lead the site team, own the maintenance program, and oversee the electrical and mechanical systems that keep the facility running. Working closely with infrastructure engineers, technicians, and service vendors, you will manage daily operations, lead incident response, and ensure that maintenance and upgrades happen safely without disrupting live systems.
At River AI, our mission is to create personal AI owned and shaped by each individual. To achieve this, we are building the full stack required for people and organizations to create AI models of their own - from training infrastructure and open-weight model post-training to personal hardware and...
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