Staff Applied AI Platform Engineer

TrendAI; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Mental health program

Adoption assistance

Wellness stipend

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

TrendAI, the AI security leader and enterprise unit of Trend Micro, is seeking Applied AI Engineers to shape how teams build AI-powered applications. You’ll design tools, workflows, and standards at the intersection of Generative AI and platform engineering, enabling scalable, secure AI adoption.

Join a lean, high-impact team collaborating with engineering, infrastructure, and security to deliver reusable components, guardrails, and self-service capabilities that accelerate delivery while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Proficient in modern software delivery practices (CI/CD, cloud).
• Strong problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and influence without authority.

Responsibilities

• Define the AI Development Lifecycle: Establish and evolve the end‑to‑end AI development lifecycle, including guardrails, context management, and engineering standards that enable responsible and efficient AI adoption.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives that improve how teams build and ship software, with a focus on scaling AI capabilities and enhancing developer experience.
• Design and deliver self‑service capabilities that simplify how engineers build, test, and deploy applications—especially AI‑powered ones. This includes reusable tooling, templates, and patterns that reduce friction and accelerate delivery.
• Set and uphold high standards for platform and AI engineering. Mentor engineers and stakeholders, and promote clean, scalable, and maintainable design practices.
• Treat internal platforms and AI capabilities as products. Continuously iterate based on developer feedback, usability, and adoption metrics.
• Develop the foundational components that allow teams to safely and effectively leverage AI, including shared services, reusable modules, and well‑defined integration patterns.

Skills

Software development

CI/CD

Cloud environments

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Curiosity

Tools

Golang

Python

Kubernetes

Job description

TrendAI, the AI security leader and enterprise unit of Trend Micro, is seeking Applied AI Engineers to shape how teams build AI-powered applications. You’ll design tools, workflows, and standards at the intersection of Generative AI and platform engineering, enabling scalable, secure AI adoption.

Join a lean, high-impact team collaborating with engineering, infrastructure, and security to deliver reusable components, guardrails, and self-service capabilities that accelerate delivery while