Staff Platform Engineer

Staff Platform Engineer (Agentic AI) Location: Redwood City, CA (Hybrid, 2 days per week) Compensation: $200,000-$250,000 base salary plus equity Visa Support: H-1B transfers and TN-1 sponsorship available for the right person We're looking for a Staff Engineer to help build the infrastructure behind a new generation of AI agents; systems that don't just generate text, but reason, orchestrate, make decisions, and complete work across enterprise environments. If you're excited by distributed systems, AI reliability, retrieval architectures, multi-agent workflows, and the practical realities of deploying LLM-powered products in production, this role is designed for you. Core Focus Over the next 12-24 months, you'll help shape: Agent orchestration systems Building frameworks that coordinate complex AI workflows across enterprise applications Designing systems that enable non-technical users to automate sophisticated business processes Memory & Retrieval Developing approaches that move beyond traditional RAG patterns Creating persistent memory architectures that allow AI agents to maintain context across multi-step workflows AI Reliability Engineering Reducing hallucinations and improving reasoning quality Building evaluation frameworks, observability tooling, prompt optimisation systems, and production safeguards Human + AI Collaboration Creating infrastructure that enables humans and AI agents to work together seamlessly Supporting human-in-the-loop workflows where trust, visibility, and control are critical Platform Foundations Scaling distributed services and backend systems that power enterprise-grade AI products Building tooling that enables rapid experimentation without compromising reliability Responsibilities: Make architectural decisions that influence the future direction of the platform Lead technical initiatives from concept through production Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the organisation Identify emerging opportunities in AI infrastructure before they become industry standards Balance speed, experimentation, and long-term platform health Experience we are looking for: 4-15 years of software engineering experience Current or recent Staff Engineer-level responsibilities Deep expertise in distributed systems and backend architecture Strong experience with Python or Java Experience building microservices and large-scale platform infrastructure Exposure to vector databases, retrieval systems, or LLM-powered applications A track record of leading technical initiatives in fast-moving environments I am not looking for AI researchers, I am more interested in engineers who know how to take emerging AI capabilities and make them work reliably in production. The company was built around AI from day one. Engineers aren't fighting legacy processes or waiting for permission to experiment with new approaches. You'll join a small, highly experienced team where individual contributions have visible impact. The company has raised over $50M from leading investors, has strong market validation, and is entering a significant growth phase; offering both stability and substantial upside. Tech Environment Python AWS Kafka MongoDB OpenAI APIs Claude APIs Pinecone Experience with agentic workflows, AI infrastructure, or production LLM systems is highly valued but not essential. If you've been looking for an opportunity to work on AI systems that go beyond chatbots and want to help build the infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents, please apply ASAP! Super fast interview process; looking to schedule ASAP! Xpertalent