Staff Platform Engineer — AI-Native Infra & Security

Franklin Fitch; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Fitch is seeking a senior platform engineer to own the platform direction and drive a modular, scalable architecture. You will review client and internal builds, ensure security and reliability, and split time between delivery and platform work in a small, senior team.

Ideal candidates have shipped to production, built platforms from scratch or refactored, and actively work with AI tooling beyond personal projects. Leadership opportunities may follow as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Platform engineering experience with production-grade systems.
• Broad security, infra, and architecture responsibilities.
• Hands-on AI tooling and models experience beyond hobby projects.

Responsibilities

• Review existing builds to define reusable platform capabilities.
• Own production hardening, security, and infrastructure decisions.
• Balance client delivery with internal platform work at scale.
• Mentor junior engineers and raise production standards.
• Work within a small, senior technical team and evolve toward leadership.

Skills

Platform engineering

Security

DevOps

Architecture

AI experimentation

Job description

Franklin Fitch is seeking a senior platform engineer to own the platform direction and drive a modular, scalable architecture. You will review client and internal builds, ensure security and reliability, and split time between delivery and platform work in a small, senior team.

Ideal candidates have shipped to production, built platforms from scratch or refactored, and actively work with AI tooling beyond personal projects. Leadership opportunities may follow as the team grows.