Staff Engineer (AI Infrastructure, Remote)

Job summary

This role involves leading the technical direction and development of an AI platform infrastructure that supports various product teams in building AI-powered features. The position emphasizes reliability, scalability, and observability in backend systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing and maintaining backend systems with a focus on reliability and observability.
• Experience in building and operating shared platforms or infrastructure components utilized by multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, including asynchronous workflows and failure design.
• Proficiency in API design and integration with external systems.
• Familiarity with observability practices, including monitoring and incident response.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to make pragmatic decisions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and evolution of the AI platform infrastructure.
• Own service architecture, APIs, and integration contracts, ensuring high reliability and observability.
• Set technical direction for platform components, including LLM routing and observability pipelines.
• Lead cross-team technical initiatives and act as a trusted partner for product teams.
• Identify and address technical debt while guiding architectural decisions.
• Support other engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Contribute hands-on coding as part of the role.

Skills

• Strong testing practices and a commitment to quality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders.

Education

• Relevant degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred.

Tools

• Experience with LLM APIs and familiarity with AI workload management is a plus.
• Knowledge of observability tools and practices is beneficial.