Staff Engineer, Applied AI
Core
Design and own the internal agent platform (gateway, connectors, identity, policy, guardrails, observability) to enable safe, reliable AI agents for internal teams.
Role type
Staff Engineer, Applied AI (Platform & Security)
Builds
Internal agent platform, MCP connectors, identity/delegation systems, policy engines, guardrails, observability tools
Domain
AI/LLM Agents, Platform Engineering, Security
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend/Platform systems design, LLM agents & tool use, Identity & authorization (OAuth/OIDC), Policy modeling (RBAC/ABAC), Security mindset (prompt injection, data exfiltration), Observability & incident response, Python/TypeScript
Preferred skills
Policy engines, workload identity, LLM gateway operation, OpenTelemetry, MCP standards, Application protection
Technologies
Python, TypeScript, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, MCP, OpenTelemetry
Responsibilities
Design agent platform roadmap, implement identity/delegation, build access control & guardrails, ensure observability, manage production operations, partner with security teams, mentor engineers
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
