Platform Engineer

About

Our client, a mid-sized Hedge Fund in NYC is looking for a Platform Engineer to work on building out a hardened Kubernetes platform for their AI initiatives. This is a highly visible role to get into the AI space early in their endeavor.

Responsibilities

• Design and build infrastructure that supports AI-powered applications, autonomous workflows, and developer productivity tools in a Kubernetes environment.
• Maintain operational stability and governance for systems, ensuring outputs adhere to security, architecture, and engineering standards.
• Build integration layers and communication frameworks that allow AI services to interact reliably with internal applications and enterprise tooling.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and security controls to support safe and compliant AI operations.
• Partner with engineering teams to drive adoption of AI-enabled development practices and provide technical guidance on platform usage and best practices.

Skills

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building scalable, production-level systems.
• Strong hands-on experience managing Kubernetes and containerized infrastructure in live environments.
• Solid understanding of secure application architecture, API security, authentication/authorization protocols, and infrastructure security principles.

Pluses

• Familiarity with AI orchestration frameworks,
• Knowledge of governance, risk, and compliance.
• Background in cybersecurity, platform security, or application testing methodologies.