Staff AI Platform Engineer
Role details
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Job description
- Own the full lifecycle of a major platform domain, ensuring high-quality, tested, and documented code delivery
- Design and implement serverless workflows and event-driven architectures to support asynchronous AI agent tasks
- Serve as the technical lead for a small squad of engineers, breaking down complex epics into executable tasks and ensuring sprint goals are met
- Implement robust monitoring and alerting for your domain, focusing on AI-specific metrics like model quality and relevance
- Collaborate with application engineers to understand their pain points and iterate on platform features to improve the "Developer Experience"
Requirements
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
- Master's degree preferred
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend systems, * Proficiency in Python and experience building APIs
- Hands-on experience with Vector Databases and semantic search technologies
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and AWS cloud services
- Commitment to "Docs as Code" and maintaining high-quality developer documentation
- Experience with AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Amazon Q) to accelerate development
- Strong ability to mentor Senior and mid-level engineers
- Collaborative mindset with a focus on "winning" together as a team
Benefits & conditions
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits .
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
