Senior Platform AI Engineer

Drata

Senior Platform AI Engineer designing and operating AI infrastructure for compliance features in hybrid model. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system reliability and performance.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $192,000 - $259,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaScriptNode.jsPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers
Own the protocol layer that determines agent tool usage
Build and operate infrastructure for deploying multi-step agent workflows
Own the operational side of our LLM workflows
Manage token capacity planning and understand model costs
Operate and evolve production AI stack
Build CI/CD patterns specific to AI workflows
Enable product engineering teams to ship AI features faster

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of software engineering experience
2+ years building or operating AI/ML infrastructure in production
Strong in Python
TypeScript/Node.js is a nice-to-have
Experience with LLM APIs, vector databases, or AI orchestration platforms
Comfortable across the stack: writing Terraform, debugging prompt templates, designing agent orchestration frameworks
Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
Works with container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipeline design, API design, workflow orchestration engines, and distributed systems
Communicates clearly about technical tradeoffs

Benefits

Comp & perks

Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
Comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services
401(k) plan
Company-paid life and disability insurance
Tax-advantaged spending accounts
Paid Parental Leave policy after six months of employment
Access to Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits
Generous annual stipends for professional and personal development
Flexible vacation policy and paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScriptNode.jsAI/ML infrastructureTerraformCI/CDAPI designworkflow orchestrationdistributed systemsvector databases

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationtechnical tradeoffs