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Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Serval · San Francisco · On-site

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About Serval

Serval is the AI-native ESM that automates employee requests, onboarding/offboarding, just-in-time access, and more. Backed by General Catalyst, Sequoia and Redpoint.

About the role

Serval is building an AI platform to automate complex IT workflows for modern enterprises. As a Software Engineer, Infrastructure, you'll build and scale the foundational systems that power Serval's AI agents and workflow automation platform. A critical part of this role is enabling and supporting self-hosted deployments for enterprise customers who require on-premises or private cloud installations.

What they're looking for

  • 3+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production environments
  • Strong experience writing and maintaining Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management
  • Deep knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including compute, networking, storage, and managed services
  • Experience building, packaging, and supporting self-hosted or on-premises software deployments for enterprise customers
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar languages for building automation, tooling, and infrastructure services
  • Strong understanding of networking, databases, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and orchestration systems
More about this role

Serval is an AI-native automation platform transforming how enterprises operate. We build intelligent agents that understand real-world workflows and execute them end-to-end — replacing manual processes and rigid legacy systems with adaptive, learning software. Founded in early 2024, Serval is already trusted by companies like Fox, Notion, Perplexity, Vercel, and Brex to automate high-volume, high-friction operational work across their organizations.

At the core of Serval is an agentic AI platform that turns natural language into production-grade workflows. Our agents don’t just respond to requests — they reason, take action across systems, and continuously improve with usage. What began with operational use cases has quickly evolved into a horizontal AI automation layer used across IT, HR, Finance, Security, Legal, and Engineering.

Our mission is to eliminate repetitive, manual work across the enterprise and give teams leverage through intelligent automation. Long term, we’re building the universal AI operations layer — a system of agents that sits across business functions and runs the workflows that keep modern companies moving.

We’re backed by leading investors including...

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