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Lead Platform Engineer

United States of America, Eagan, MinnesotaFull-timeCA$118k2026-08-07 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid · United States

Core

Lead the design, architecture, and delivery of backend and platform services powering AI agent workflows in a microservices and event-driven ecosystem.

Role type

Senior IC Platform Engineer (AI Infrastructure)

Builds

Scalable, reliable backend services, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD systems, and developer tooling for AI agent operations.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure & AI Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Python (FastAPI), distributed systems, microservices, relational databases (PostgreSQL), caching/messaging (Redis), AWS services (Bedrock AgentCore), Kubernetes (EKS), CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability (OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Prometheus), system design, debugging, performance optimization.

Preferred skills

Experience with AI/LLM-powered systems (agent runtimes, LLM gateways, RAG architectures), progressive delivery practices.

Responsibilities

Lead design and delivery of backend/platform services; own and evolve cloud infrastructure and CI/CD systems; drive cross-functional technical initiatives; improve platform reliability and cost efficiency; mentor engineers and influence technical direction; participate in on-call rotation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities