Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Engineering Infrastructure
Groq
Other Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Oct 9, 2025
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Engineering Infrastructure
Toronto
Compute, Storage & Eng Infra
Remote
Full-time
About Groq
Groq delivers fast, efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud™, giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. From our Bay Area roots to our growing global presence, we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach, anything is possible. Build fast.
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Engineering Infrastructure
Mission:
Your mission is to deliver practical, high-impact solutions that enable Groq engineers to move fast and focus on innovation. You will design and implement systems that simplify complexity, remove bottlenecks, and accelerate progress across the organization. By emphasizing speed, reliability, and automation, you’ll help teams get things done quickly while maintaining the highest standards of quality and efficiency.
Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:
- Accelerate build and release systems to reduce wait times, increase reliability, and integrate seamlessly with tools like GitHub, Buildkite, and Nix.
- Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines that deliver rapid, reliable feedback and enable frequent, high-quality releases across languages such as Haskell, C++, Rust, Go, and Python.
- Automate quality and security practices including linting, static analysis, dependency management, and secure delivery of software.
- Develop and support hardware-integrated test environments for Groq silicon, ensuring production-like reliability, scalability, and usability.
- Drive automation and self-service across the engineering lifecycle with modern infrastructure and tooling.
- Champion best practices and culture around speed, reliability, and continuous improvement in software delivery.
Ideal candidates have/are:
- Strong background in software engineering with focus on infrastructure, build systems, and automation.
- Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and other engineering infrastructure.
- Proficiency in Go and Python, with exposure to Haskell, C++, and Rust in large, fast-moving codebases.
- Hands-on expertise with GitHub, Buildkite, Nix, plus modern source control and dependency management practices.
- Experience collaborating across diverse teams (Compilers, Hardware, Cloud) to improve processes and accelerate delivery.
- Passion for developer productivity and testing, enabling teams to deliver high-quality software quickly and reliably.
- Experience with large monorepos is a strong asset, particularly in scaling tooling and workflows across diverse teams.
Attributes of a Groqster:
- Humility – Egos are checked at the door
- Collaborative & Team Savvy – We make up the smartest person in the room, together
- Growth & Giver Mindset – Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
- Curious & Innovative – Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
- Passion, Grit, & Boldness – No-limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking
Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary is determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.
Groq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Groq complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic.
Groq is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application or to participate in the hiring process, please contact us at talent@groq.com. This contact is for accommodation requests only, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
All offers of employment are contingent upon verification of the applicant’s identity and employment authorization in accordance with federal law.
Groq encourages people with criminal record histories to apply for employment, and values diverse experiences, including prior contact with the criminal legal system. To that end, Groq welcomes such applicants in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Act Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Act Ordinance. Philadelphia applicants can review information pertaining to Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance here: https://www.phila.gov/documents/fair-chance-hiring-law-poster.
Req ID: R640