IT Systems Engineer, Magic

$150-225k

+ Equity

Python

macOS

Bash

Linux

Okta

Google Workspace

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Advanced code models for virtual coworkers

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Advanced code models for virtual coworkers

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechSaaS

Be an early applicant

$150-225k

+ Equity

Python

macOS

Bash

Linux

Okta

Google Workspace

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechSaaS

Company mission

To automate AI research and code generation to improve models and solve alignment more reliably than humans can alone.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

6 + years in corporate IT, SRE, or support‑engineering roles in complex environments
Track record of building self‑service tooling and knowledge bases that scale you out of the loop
Deep macOS/Linux administration skills plus scripting ability (Python, Go, or Bash)
Proven experience rolling out identity providers (Okta, Google Workspace), MDM (Kandji, Jamf, Intune), and VPN/ZTNA solutions
Balances technical opinions and avoiding overbuilding
Writes documentation and communicates technical concepts clearly to all employees
Calm under pressure: you’ve led Sev‑1 corporate IT incidents and communicated crisply with execs
Bonus: exposure to GPU labs, on‑prem racks, or developer‑first environments heavy on Linux containers

What the job involves

The IT Systems Engineer will keep Magic’s internal tech running and secure. You’ll manage the apps, laptops, and networks everyone relies on, from first-day setup to last-day off-boarding. Your work blends hands-on security with clear, repeatable processes so our people can move fast and our systems stay safe as the company grows
Build a secure, automated onboarding/off‑boarding pipeline (IdP, MDM, SSO, hardware logistics)
Build automation that eliminates manual processes and encourages self-service
Stand up and operate our internal helpdesk—policies, playbooks, metrics, and tooling
Design office and home networks: Ubiquiti switches/APs, VPN gateways, Wi‑Fi 7 roll‑outs
Implement endpoint‑protection, patch‑management, and asset‑tracking across macOS & Linux fleets
Own incident response for corporate IT outages; run blameless post‑mortems and drive permanent fixes
Partner with Security to enforce least‑privilege access, and compliance requirements

Our take

Magic is a startup that uses AI to help with coding. It supplies a set of tools that can write and manage code for software projects, almost like having a smart assistant that understands programming. Interestingly, its technology can handle large amounts of code and remember details over long stretches of work.

The aim is to make things easier by automatically performing tasks such as writing new code, fixing issues and planning changes. This means developers can get help with their coding work without having to do everything manually.

The company has raised good funding from several high-profile investors. And it's also teamed up with Google Cloud to build powerful computer systems to support its AI tools. With this funding and partnership, Magic will advance its technology and work towards creating even more advanced AI in the future.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Aug 2024

$320m

LATE VC

Feb 2024

$117m

SERIES B

Total funding: $465m

Company benefits

Equity: Significant equity compensation
Retirement savings: 401K with 6% salary matching
Healthcare: Health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents
Time off: Unlimited paid time off to support balance in your work and life
Office catering: Chef-prepared lunch and dinner
Wellbeing: Access to mental health, financial wellbeing, and telehealth programs

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Eric Steinberger

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Also Founder and Chair of the Board at ClimateScience. Previously a Researcher of Deep Reinforcement Learning at Facebook AI.

Sebastian De Ro

(Co-Founder)

Previously worked at FireStart for over 3 years, beginning as a Development Lead and ultimately becoming CTO. Prior to that, they were a Senior Software Engineer at ÖBB and a Lead Developer at twinformatics.

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