Staff AI Platform Engineer

What You'll Do Architect for Scale : Design and implement distributed systems that power AI agents processing thousands of requests per hour, ensuring reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency Build Engineering Excellence : Establish comprehensive testing strategies, observability systems, and CI/CD pipelines that catch issues before customers do Lead Through Expertise : Mentor a team of smart, motivated engineers, sharing your experience in building production systems that don't break at 3 AM Drive Platform Evolution : Own the technical roadmap for our AI platform, making architectural decisions that will shape our systems for years to come Bridge AI and Engineering : Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to productionize cutting-edge AI capabilities while maintaining system stability What We're Looking For Required: 7+ years building and operating distributed systems in production Track record of improving system reliability (taking services from frequent outages to 99.9%+ uptime) Deep expertise in modern engineering practices: microservices, containerization (Kubernetes), infrastructure as code Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams Strong coding skills with ability to work across the stack Excellence in debugging production issues and implementing comprehensive observability History of making pragmatic trade-offs between perfect and shipped Preferred: Experience with LLM applications, agent frameworks, or AI/ML infrastructure Familiarity with prompt engineering, RAG patterns, vector databases Background at high-growth companies or modern engineering cultures Experience with multi-model AI systems (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) Impact You'll Have Within your first year, you'll transform how we build and operate software. You'll reduce incidents, establish testing and observability standards that become part of our DNA, and build platforms that enable other engineers to ship faster and safer. Most importantly, you'll elevate an entire team of engineers, sharing the expertise that only comes from years of building systems at scale. For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below. You may also be offered equity, and a generous benefits program. Compensation Range $203,000 — $304,000 USD AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination. In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works. Recruiting Scams and Fraud We at AlphaSense have been made aware of fraudulent job postings and individuals impersonating AlphaSense recruiters. These scams may involve fake job offers, requests for sensitive personal information, or demands for payment. Please note: AlphaSense never asks candidates to pay for job applications, equipment, or training. All official communications will come from an @ alpha-sense.com email address. If you’re unsure about a job posting or recruiter, verify it on our Careers page . If you believe you’ve been targeted by a scam or have any doubts regarding the authenticity of any job listing purportedly from or on behalf of AlphaSense please contact us. Your security and trust matter to us.