Staff AI Platform Engineer
Core
Design, develop, and maintain the Altos Agentic AI Platform, including autonomous compute systems, Kubernetes clusters, and LLM proxies for scientific research.
Role type
Staff AI Platform Engineer
Builds
Agentic AI platforms, Kubernetes clusters, and high-performance MCP/LLM proxies for scientific applications
Domain
Biotechnology / Cloud Infrastructure / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes (k8s) architecture, AWS Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CDK), Python/Ruby/Bash, microservices design, agentic AI concepts, LLM proxy implementation, FinOps, observability, CI/CD automation
Preferred skills
Life sciences software development, platform engineering for ML teams, mentoring, automated testing
Technologies
Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, CDK, Python, Ruby, Bash, MCP, LLM proxies, service mesh, mTLS
Responsibilities
Implement platform technologies for AI-enabled scientific applications; design and maintain production-grade Kubernetes clusters; implement network and security controls; optimize dynamic compute and autoscaling; manage service mesh and traffic routing; build high-performance MCP and LLM proxies; optimize system performance and cloud financial operations; improve system reliability via automation and testing.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence