Staff Platform Engineer - abridge

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain a highly available, secure cloud infrastructure on AWS that supports real‑time AI inference and data pipelines.
• Design, implement, and manage Kubernetes clusters, ensuring efficient container orchestration, autoscaling, and rolling deployments.
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for reproducible infrastructure provisioning across multiple environments.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar) to automate testing, linting, and deployment of services.
• Collaborate with data science, backend, and product teams to integrate new AI models and features into the platform.
• Implement observability, logging, and monitoring solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch) to detect and remediate incidents proactively.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in cloud platform engineering, with a strong focus on AWS services.
• Proficiency in Python and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands‑on experience with IaC tools, especially Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline design.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, networking, and security best practices.
• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to mentor junior engineers.