IT System Engineer

The Opportunity Join our mission to empower teams through technology that supports AI-powered productivity. As an IT System Engineer, you’ll play a hands-on role in maintaining and improving the systems, tools, and workflows that keep our engineers, AI researchers, and business teams running efficiently. You’ll be the go-to expert for troubleshooting technical issues, managing devices and networks, and helping teams leverage the latest tools that power our AI-enhanced platform. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment where IT meets artificial intelligence. You’ll collaborate with talented engineers and operations leaders, gaining exposure to automation and AI-enabled tools that shape the future of work. Your Impact Provide frontline IT support for employees across Windows and macOS environments. Troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues to ensure minimal downtime. Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, including device setup, access provisioning, and account management. Maintain and optimize company systems such as Google Workspace, Slack, and security tools. Support enterprise conference AV systems to ensure reliable and high-quality meeting experiences. Collaborate with teams managing Okta identity management systems and implement automation for provisioning, access control, and monitoring. Contribute to IT process documentation and help scale support operations as the company grows. We’re Looking For Someone Who 2+ years in IT Systems / Enterprise IT / Systems Engineering / DevOps-internal tooling, supporting internal customers (employees) Strong scripting skills (Python preferred; Go is a plus) and comfort integrating APIs/services Solid troubleshooting fundamentals across macOS/Windows endpoints, networking basics, and security hygiene Comfortable working in Linux environments and learning operational best practices (monitoring, patching, reliability) Able to work through ambiguous problems and coordinate with IT, Security, and Engineering stakeholders Write clear documentation and communicate tradeoffs in a practical, evidence-based way Identity and access workflows (Okta/Entra, Google Workspace/M365), provisioning automation Nice to Haves IAM patterns: access lifecycle automation, least privilege, access reviews Identity protocols: SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM (working knowledge is great) Google Workspace and/or M365 administration Modern device management and endpoint security workflows (Kandji, Intune, Jamf) Partnering with Security on compliance initiatives or vulnerability management About Otter.ai We are in the business of shaping the future of work. Our mission is to make conversations more valuable. With over 1B meetings transcribed, Otter.ai is the world’s leading tool for meeting transcription, summarization, and collaboration. Using artificial intelligence, Otter generates real-time automated meeting notes, summaries, and other insights from in-person and virtual meetings - turning meetings into accessible, collaborative, and actionable data that can be shared across teams and organizations. The company is backed by early investors in Google, DeepMind, Zoom, and Tesla. Otter.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants throughout the hiring process. Accessibility & Accommodations Otter.ai is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our hiring process. If you need assistance or an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact hr@otter.ai at least 3 business days before your interview. *Otter.ai does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies without a written agreement in place for permanent placements. Any resume or other candidate information submitted outside of established candidate submission guidelines (including through our website or via email to any Otter.ai employee) and without a written agreement otherwise will be deemed to be our sole property, and no fee will be paid should we hire the candidate Salary range Salary Range: $155,000 to $185,000 USD per year. This salary range represents the low and high end of the estimated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for the role is dependent on several factors. Our base salary is just one component of a comprehensive total rewards package. #LI-Hybrid