Staff Ai Platform Engineer

AlphaSense

San Francisco, United States
Base: $203,000 - $304,000 usd; bonus/equity: equit...
On-site
7+ years building distributed systems
Microservices and kubernetes expertise
Ci/cd pipeline and observability implementation
AlphaSense is seeking an experienced engineering leader to transform how they build and operate AI-powered systems at scale

Job Summary

  • AlphaSense is seeking an experienced engineering leader to transform how they build and operate AI-powered systems at scale.
  • The role involves designing distributed systems that power AI agents processing thousands of requests per hour while ensuring reliability.
  • Candidates will mentor a team of engineers and establish comprehensive testing strategies and observability systems.

Matching Summary

AlphaSense is seeking an experienced engineering leader to transform how they build and operate AI-powered systems at scale.

Salary

Base: $203,000 - $304,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Equity may be offered; Benefits: Generous benefits program included

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years building distributed systems
  • Microservices and Kubernetes expertise
  • CI/CD pipeline and observability implementation
  • Mentoring engineering teams
  • Production debugging and reliability

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with LLM applications and agent frameworks
  • Familiarity with RAG patterns and vector databases
  • Background at high-growth companies
  • Multi-model AI system experience
  • Prompt engineering knowledge

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years in production distributed systems
  • Track record of achieving 99.9%+ uptime
  • Deep expertise in microservices and containerization
  • Strong coding skills across the full stack
  • History of making pragmatic trade-offs between perfect and shipped

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