Staff Platform Engineer
Core
Define and lead platform engineering strategy for complex, multi-environment cloud systems supporting AI/ML workloads and enterprise operations.
Role type
Staff Platform Engineer (IC with leadership)
Builds
Scalable Kubernetes platforms, AI/ML infrastructure (model serving, GPU orchestration, vector stores), and production-ready cloud systems.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, AI/ML Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Architecture, DevSecOps, AI/ML Platform Infrastructure, CI/CD, Python/Go/Java/Bash, Zero-trust networking, HPC cluster design
Preferred skills
FinOps, Service mesh, Distributed systems, HPC job schedulers (Slurm), AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI certifications
Technologies
Kubernetes, AWS, CoreWeave, GCP, OCI, Slurm, Python, Go, Java, Bash, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana, Claude, Cursor
Responsibilities
Define DevOps strategy and lead infrastructure architecture; Architect scalable Kubernetes platforms; Own IaC strategy and standards; Lead DevSecOps implementation; Drive platform reliability, performance SLAs, and cost optimization; Lead complex cloud migrations and modernization; Design and operate AI/ML platform infrastructure; Mentor engineers and act as technical escalation point.
Seniority
Staff, strategic leadership & hands-on architecture
