Founded in 2016 in Silicon Valley, Pony.ai has quickly become a global leader in autonomous mobility and is a pioneer in extending autonomous mobility technologies and services at a rapidly expanding footprint of sites around the world. Operating Robotaxi, Robotruck and Personally Owned Vehicles (POV) business units, Pony.ai is an industry leader in the commercialization of autonomous driving and is committed to developing the safest autonomous driving capabilities on a global scale. Pony.ai’s leading position has been recognized, with CNBC ranking Pony.ai #10 on its CNBC Disruptor list of the 50 most innovative and disruptive tech companies of 2022. In June 2023, Pony.ai was recognized on the XPRIZE and Bessemer Venture Partners inaugural “XB100” 2023 list of the world’s top 100 private deep tech companies, ranking #12 globally. As of August 2023, Pony.ai has accumulated nearly 21 million miles of autonomous driving globally and is listed publicly at NASDAQ.
Responsibility
As a Datacenter System Administrator, you will:
- Install, configure company assets (servers, devices) and infrastructure resources (VMs) and maintain asset inventory for Pony’s R&D environment.
- Perform troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve system related problems (repair or replace parts, debugging R&D system issues, etc.)
- Design and standardize system or server solutions to meet AI/Autonomous Driving related R&D workloads.
- Develop and implement system-related project plans, risk assessments and contingency plans based on company business requirements.
- Design and implement monitoring, configuration management and reporting functions that will make a hands-off environment.
- Define and document best practices and support procedures for system operations.
- Collaborate on hardware, firewall, network and software vendor evaluation, recommendation and negotiations.
- Mentor / Train team members on existing and new system technologies.
- Provide after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies maintenance.
Requirements
- Minimum 3+ years of related system experience and Bachelor’s Degree.
- Minimum 2+ years of data center experience.
- Knowledge and experience in supporting, troubleshooting, and configuring servers / VMs, mostly in Linux environments. Experience with Ubuntu is a plus.
- Experience with public cloud, like AWS, is a plus.
- Familiar with Linux common commands for system maintenance, shell, python or ansible programming experience will be a plus.
- Basic understanding of network knowledge, like switch, VLAN, router.
- Strong communication and documentation skills with a team-player attitude in mind.
- Flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
- Organized and have the ability to manage projects of varying length.
- Positive, self-motivated individual who can complete tasks independently.
Benefits
Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $185,000 Annually
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on many factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation and this role may be eligible for bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.
Also, we provide the following benefits to the eligible employees:
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth 401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Free Food & Snacks
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What We Do
Pony AI Inc. (“Pony.ai”) is a global leader in the large-scale commercialization of autonomous mobility.
Leveraging its vehicle-agnostic Virtual Driver technology, full-stack autonomous driving technology that seamlessly integrates its proprietary software, hardware, and services, Pony.ai is developing a commercially viable and sustainable business model that enables the mass production and deployment of vehicles across transportation use cases.
Founded in 2016, Pony.ai has expanded its presence across China, Europe, East Asia, the Middle East, and other regions, ensuring widespread accessibility to its advanced technology.
Pony.ai is among the first in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless vehicles in all four Tier-1 cities in China (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen) and has begun to offer public-facing, fare-charging robotaxi services without safety drivers in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Pony.ai operates a fleet consisting of over 250 robotaxis.
To date, Pony.ai has driven nearly 45 million autonomous testing and operation kilometers on open roads worldwide.
