Staff / Principal Platform Engineer

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ABOUT THE ROLE Join the platform engineering team at an AI infrastructure company, where you will own cloud infrastructure supporting consumer-facing AI products. Your work will help services run reliably, securely, and with low latency at scale. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design, deploy, and maintain reliable, high-performance cloud infrastructure across major cloud providers. - Own CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployments using Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and related tools. - Manage production Kubernetes clusters and application deployments using Helm charts and Kustomize manifests. - Partner with engineering teams to evolve services and improve developer workflows with AI-powered tools. - Build monitoring and operational processes that support service reliability, availability, and performance. - Investigate root causes of critical incidents and automate solutions to prevent recurrence. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 8+ years of software or platform engineering experience, including 3+ years working with Terraform or Terragrunt. - Hands-on production ownership of Kubernetes clusters operated as an internal platform, including Helm, Kustomize, Terraform, and GitOps. - Deep expertise with at least one major cloud provider, such as GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, or AWS. - Experience with ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, or equivalent CI/CD and GitOps tooling. - Strong engineering fundamentals, typically supported by a degree in computer science, engineering, physics, math, or a related STEM field. - Experience with AI/ML infrastructure or platforms, or low-latency workloads, is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: $280,000 to $350,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION Hybrid role based in Mountain View, California, United States.