Sr. Software Engineer, AI Platform

** Locations: Phoenix, AZ; Jacksonville, FL; Rochester, MN

As a Senior Software Engineer for AI PlatformEngineering , you will bridge the gap between high-scale systems architecture and frontier AI. You will be one of architects and builders of our Model & Agent Runtimes —the specialized engines that govern how models and autonomous agents execute across our hybrid-cloud footprint.

This isn't just about deployment; it’s about a platform-first mindset . You will ensure that AI capabilities are scalable, secure, and governed through world-class AgentOps, LLMOps, and MLOps practices.

• What You’ll DoArchitect the Future of Runtimes: Design and implement high-performance hosting environments for both specialized models and autonomous agents.
• Scale Hybrid-Cloud Infrastructure: Build multi-tenant platform capabilities that support seamless agent and model execution across diverse cloud and on-prem environments.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Implement robust solutions for real-time monitoring, distributed tracing, and automated evaluation of agents & models in production.
• Operational Stewardship: Act as a member of our rotational platform operational team, ensuring the reliability and uptime of critical AIservices.
• Collaborate & Advocate: Partner with cross-functional AI teams to identify system friction, streamlining their workflows and accelerating the delivery of AI-driven value.
• What You’ll BringDeep Systems Expertise: Proven experience building scalable back-end systems, ideally with a focus on containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• AI/ML Fluency: Strong understanding of the lifecycle of LLMs and autonomous agents, including inference optimization and RAG architectures.
• Operational Rigor: A track record of implementing observability (logging, metrics, tracing) in complex, distributed environments.
• Problem-Solving Mindset: The ability to turn abstract AI research into production-grade, hardened platform features.

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