Senior Machine Learning Operations Engineer, Agentic Systems Platform Engineering

Paramount; New York (NY); On-site; USD 139,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Tuition assistance

PTO

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Paramount is seeking a Senior MLOps Engineer in New York to lead the development of the Agentic Systems Platform. In this role, you will architect a runtime for autonomous agents, design the MCP Gateway for routing logic, and enhance multi-agent personalization systems. The ideal candidate has 4–8+ years of MLOps or Platform Engineering experience, including familiarity with API Gateways and Kubernetes. Attractive benefits are included, along with a competitive salary range of $139,000 – $180,000.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years in MLOps or Platform Engineering.
• Experience with API Gateways (Apigee) and K8s (GKE).
• Background in Agentic Orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Architect the production runtime for agentic systems.
• Design and implement the routing and security layer.
• Develop orchestration patterns using ADK and A2A.
• Monitor and optimize agentic thinking cycles.
• Proactively identify and fix failure modes.

Skills

MLOps

Platform Engineering

API Gateways (Apigee)

Kubernetes (GKE)

Agentic Orchestration

Job description

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Overview

We are looking for a Senior MLOps Engineer (IC3) to join the Platform Engineering pod. Your mission is to build the Agentic Systems Platform—the runtime environment where autonomous agents live, reason, and collaborate. You will lead the development of the MCP (Model Context Protocol) Gateway, routing logic, and the orchestration support required for multi‑agent personalization systems. In this role you will bridge the gap between traditional ML serving and autonomous agency. You will lead the design of agentic runtimes using GKE and Apigee, utilizing the ADK (Agent Development Kit) and A2A (Agent‑to‑Agent) protocols to enable complex workflows. Your challenge is to manage the “thinking time” and cognitive overhead of agentic systems, ensuring they remain responsive and cost‑effective in a production environment.

Why This Role Matters

• Architecting Agency: You are building the foundation for our shift from passive models to active, reasoning agents.
• Governance & Routing: Your work on the MCP Gateway ensures that agents can safely access the tools and context they need to perform their tasks.
• Collaborative Intelligence: By mastering A2A orchestration, you enable a new class of multi‑agent applications that solve problems individual models cannot.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Platform Design: Architect the production runtime for agentic systems, focusing on low‑latency tool‑use and state management.
• Own the MCP Gateway: Design and implement the routing and security layer for agentic tool‑use via Apigee.
• Standardize Agentic Workflows: Develop orchestration patterns using ADK and A2A that are adopted by pods across the AMLG.
• Performance Management: Monitor and optimize agentic “thinking” cycles to balance reasoning depth with production latency constraints.
• Mitigate System Risks: Proactively identify and fix failure modes unique to agentic systems (e.g., tool‑use loops or context window overflows).

Minimum Qualifications

• 4–8+ years in MLOps or Platform Engineering
• Experience with API Gateways (Apigee) and K8s (GKE)
• Background in Agentic Orchestration

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with A2A protocols
• Experience managing long‑running stateful workflows

Additional Information

Hiring Salary Range: $139,000.00 – $180,000.00. This range applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay depends on job‑related factors such as geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program, and PTO. The position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
• Generous paid time off.
• Opportunities for on‑site and virtual engagement events.
• Meaningful connections and a vibrant community inside and outside the workplace.

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