Staff Platform Engineer

Inworld AI; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering firm at the forefront of AI and gaming as a Platform Engineer. In this role, you will collaborate with talented backend and ML engineers to build and secure innovative cloud infrastructure for an advanced AI engine. Your expertise in infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices will be essential in driving operational excellence and efficiency. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of AI experiences in gaming while working with cutting-edge technologies and a dynamic team. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this role is for you!

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with a focus on cloud infrastructure.
• 5+ years experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-performance cloud infrastructure for AI applications.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and enhance engineering speed and efficiency.

Skills

Software Engineering

Infrastructure-as-Code

Kubernetes Management

CI/CD Pipeline Management

Backend Programming (Golang, Python, Bash)

Root Cause Analysis

Tools

Terraform

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

Ansible

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Inworld AI

Inworld is the best-funded startup in AI and games with a $500 million valuation and backing from top tier investors including Intel Capital, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Section 32, BITKRAFT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and First Spark Ventures.

Inworld is the leading framework for building agentic experiences. We help developers bring their AI engines in-house with a framework optimized for real-time data ingestion, low latency, and massive scale. Inworld powers experiences built by Ubisoft, NVIDIA, Niantic, NetEase Games and LG, among others, and has partnerships with key industry players such as Microsoft Xbox, Epic Games, and Unity.

Inworld was recognized by CB Insights as one of the 100 most promising AI companies in the world in 2024 and was named among LinkedIn's Top Startups of 2024 in the USA.

Join our dynamic team as a Platform Engineer and play a pivotal role in building, securing, and scaling our cutting-edge AI engine for games. Collaborate with backend and ML engineers to plan, deploy, and maintain services across major cloud providers using Terraform, ArgoCD and other tooling. As part of our small, collaborative team, your contributions will significantly shape our operations and innovation.

What you’ll do

• Work closely with backend and ML engineering teams to design, deploy, and maintain reliable, high-performance, and secure cloud infrastructure for our AI engine and Studio.
• Facilitate a "you build it, you run it" culture by providing the necessary tools and processes for monitoring the reliability, availability, and performance of services.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and efficient code integration and deployment.
• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance engineering speed and efficiency.
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify critical issues and develop automated solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Develop and share best practices to improve automation and efficiency across our engineering teams.

Requirements

• 7 years of experience in software engineering.
• 5 years of experience with infrastructure-as-code.
• Proficiency in managing Kubernetes clusters and applications, including creating Kustomize manifests/Helm charts for new applications.
• Experience in creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for both applications and infrastructure deployments (using tools like Terraform/Terragrunt, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Ansible, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud).
• Proficient in at least one backend programming/scripting languages such as Golang, Python, and Bash.
• Experience with GPUs (optional).

The base salary range for this full-time position is between $180,000 - $280,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Industries

Software Development