CareerPlan

Partner 20, Senior IT & AI Platform Engineer, San Francisco/Menlo Park

San FranciscoFull-time$221k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Build, deploy, and operate enterprise systems, AI applications, and cloud infrastructure to enable speed, confidence, and security for teams across a16z.

Role type

Senior IT & AI Platform Engineer

Builds

Enterprise systems, AI applications, and cloud infrastructure for internal teams

Domain

Venture Capital / Cloud Infrastructure & AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

AWS, GCP, Terraform, Databricks, AI workflow orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, API integrations, incident response, privileged access management

Preferred skills

Low-code/no-code platforms, SaaS ecosystem administration, automations

Technologies

AWS, GCP, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Databricks, Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, Jamf, Intune

Responsibilities

Lead complex technical deployments and serve as a trusted technical escalation point; manage privileged access and reduce friction through automations; orchestrate AI coding agents and guide business units in deploying custom applications; participate in incident response and root-cause analysis; maintain documentation and runbooks.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC