Senior AI Platform Engineer: Build Scalable AI Enablement

Alpaca; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & Stock Options

Health Benefits

New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500

Monthly Stipend: USD $150

Job summary

Alpaca is looking for a Senior AI Platform Engineer to join our team in New York. In this role, you'll lead the development of platform infrastructure to ensure safe and scalable AI usage across the company. You will closely collaborate with teams in a regulated fintech environment, emphasizing reliability and operational standards. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in software and AI systems, particularly with Google Cloud, APIs, and governance controls. Competitive compensation and benefits, including a home-office setup allowance, are offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software, platform, or infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on experience with LLM-powered workflows and tool-calling agents.
• Direct experience with Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• Own the connector and service integration layer for AI workflows.
• Design execution environments for higher-autonomy AI workflows.
• Build reusable platform services and self-service templates.

Skills

Building agentic AI systems

GCP experience

APIs and authentication

Cloud-native systems

AI governance controls

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Alpaca is looking for a Senior AI Platform Engineer to join our team in New York. In this role, you'll lead the development of platform infrastructure to ensure safe and scalable AI usage across the company. You will closely collaborate with teams in a regulated fintech environment, emphasizing reliability and operational standards. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in software and AI systems, particularly with Google Cloud, APIs, and governance controls. Competitive compensation and benefits, including a home-office setup allowance, are offered.