Software Engineer (Staff), Platform Engineering - Remote
Required skills
- internal platforms
- AI integration
- scalable systems
- automation
- platform reliability
- quality
- LLMs
- AI agents
- RAG
- evaluation frameworks
Nice to have
- AI companies
- technology startups
- human-in-the-loop platforms
- AI training workflows
- LangGraph
- Temporal
Role summary
Seeking a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead internal platform development, architecture, and AI integration. This role involves building scalable systems, enhancing automation, and ensuring platform reliability and quality. Responsibilities include overseeing APIs, distributed systems, data integrations, quality engineering, automated testing, and CI/CD practices. The position requires strong Python or TypeScript skills, expertise in platform architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and hands-on experience with LLMs, AI agents, RAG, and evaluation frameworks. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in leadership, and a proven ability to lead teams and deliver scalable production systems.
Job Description: Director of Engineering, Internal Platforms
Job Type: Full-TimeLocation: Remote
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead internal platform development, architecture, AI integration, and engineering teams. You will build scalable systems, improve automation, and ensure platform reliability and quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and architecture of scalable internal platforms.
- Integrate LLMs, AI agents, and automation into business workflows.
- Oversee APIs, distributed systems, and data integrations.
- Drive quality engineering, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.
- Contribute to coding, code reviews, and technical decisions.
- Mentor engineering teams and improve development productivity.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in leadership.
- Strong Python or TypeScript development skills.
- Expertise in platform architecture, distributed systems, and APIs.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, AI agents, RAG, and evaluation frameworks.
- Knowledge of automated testing, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps.
- Proven ability to lead teams and deliver scalable production systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in AI companies or technology startups.
- Familiarity with human-in-the-loop platforms and AI training workflows.
- Experience with LangGraph, Temporal, or similar tools.
Additional Information
Equal opportunity employer. AI tools may assist with candidate screening, while final decisions remain human-led.
Originally posted on Himalayas
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