Join Cartesia as an IT Systems Engineer to build and automate IT systems using AI, ensuring smooth operations in a growing startup.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Resolve employee IT issues
- Build internal tools and self-service workflows
- Automate IT work using AI agents
- Manage access and build integrations
- Write and maintain IT policies
Must have
- 5+ years in IT or systems engineering
- Hands-on experience with device management
- Experience with identity and access tools
- Strong Python skills for automation
- Comfort building with AI coding agents
Nice to have
- Experience building IT at an early-stage AI company
- Experience using AI agents to automate IT work
AI in the day-to-day
You'll use AI agents to build systems, automate IT work, and handle requests.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The IT Systems Engineer at Cartesia is responsible for establishing and maintaining the company's IT infrastructure, focusing on device management, identity access, and internal tooling. This role requires strong skills in Python and experience with IT processes, particularly in a growing company environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in systems engineering and a user-centric approach to support, making them well-suited for a hands-on role in a fast-paced AI startup. Cartesia emphasizes a collaborative office culture, fostering teamwork and innovation.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the IT Systems Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this IT Systems Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Cartesia is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Google Workspace, Okta, Python, Rippling, Terraform, Vanta.
- Does Cartesia sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Cartesia targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this IT Systems Engineer role at Cartesia.
From the original posting
About the Role
We’re hiring an IT Systems Engineer to build the IT foundation at Cartesia. You’ll design and ship the systems behind device management, identity and access, internal tooling, and IT policy, and you’ll own the day-to-day support that keeps the company running. We want someone who treats IT as an engineering problem: when a request comes in twice, you build a system so it never comes in a third time. You’ll use AI agents to build those systems, from writing and testing automation to handling everyday requests and running larger workflows, and you’ll help set the standard for how we use agents safely across IT. The systems you put in place now will become the foundation of IT as we grow. This role is based in San Francisco.
Your Impact
Be the go-to person for employee IT issues, resolving problems quickly and fixing root causes so they don’t come back.
Build internal tools and self-service workflows that turn recurring requests into one-time fixes.
Use AI agents to automate IT work, from triaging everyday requests to running multi-step workflows, with clear permission boundaries and human approval where it matters.
Partner with internal teams on the systems they rely on: manage access and build integrations that remove manual work.
Write and maintain IT policies, and build the technical controls that enforce them.
Keep an inventory of the company’s apps, admins, and vendors, and manage the SaaS stack as it grows.
What You Bring
5+ years in IT or systems engineering, including time as one of the first IT hires at a growing company.
Hands-on experience running IT processes across device management (Rippling), identity and access (Google Workspace, Okta, or similar), and compliance (Vanta), including the endpoint security that ties them together.
Experience owning the full breadth of IT at a small company, from hardware and vendor budgets to office networking and supporting technical teams like researchers and engineers.
Strong Python (or similar) skills for automating IT work through SaaS APIs, plus experience managing configuration as code (e.g., Terraform). You can show us something you built.
Comfort building with AI coding agents, and good judgment about where they need guardrails.
A user-centric approach to support and the ability to explain technical issues in plain language.
Strong self-direction. You set your own priorities, ship early, and document as you go.
Nice-To-Haves
Experience building IT at an early-stage AI company.
Experience using AI agents to automate IT work, with permission boundaries and verification built in.
🏦 401(k)
🦖 Your own personal Yoshi
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