Hiring: Staff Platform Engineer, AI Company: True Anomaly Location: Long Beach, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:29:05 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CI/CD, FedRAMP, Fine-tuning, GCP, LLM, Large Language Model, OpenTelemetry, Python, RAG, Systems Design, TypeScript About the job Experience: •Operational familiarity with government cloud environments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) and authorization frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, IL4/IL5) •Background in developer tooling, platform engineering, or internal tools teams at high-growth technology companies Required Skills: •Lead the design of AI platform infrastructure that will be rolled out across the enterprise. Work with stakeholders across business functions to gather requirements, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and reach consensus. •Build and maintain AI platform infrastructure: API integrations, model access pipelines, system connectors (MCP, tool use), and on-premises compute environments as needed •Develop custom AI-powered applications, workflows, and integrations that connect frontier models to internal systems such as project management, documentation, communications, and operational tools •Own technical evaluation and selection of AI providers, tools, and platforms, making build-vs-buy decisions based on capability, compliance requirements, and speed to value •Act as a mentor and role model for other engineers on the team to support their growth. •Contribute to AI training and enablement programs for the company, including hands-on workshops, office hours, documentation, and shared resources that help teams build real fluency •Partner with engineering, security, and IT teams to ensure AI deployments meet government security and compliance requirements across data classification levels •Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape and bring informed recommendations on new models, tools, and capabilities that could accelerate the company Qualifications: •Typically 8+ years of software engineering, DevOps, or cloud engineering experience with a track record of technical leadership, including owning roadmaps, making architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers •Strong software engineering or similar background with experience building and shipping production systems, ideally in Python, TypeScript, or similar languages common in AI/ML tooling •Demonstrated ability to work across a broad technical surface area, context-switching between infrastructure, application development, and platform architecture. Ability to work across teams to understand requirements and seek consensus •Demonstrated experience owning technical roadmaps and making architectural decisions that affect multiple teams or products, including setting technical standards and driving adoption •Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical AI concepts for non-technical audiences through training, documentation, and direct support •Self-directed and comfortable operating with high autonomy in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and the playbook is being written in real time •US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance •Work Location— Long Beach, CA, or Denver, CO. While we observe a hybrid work environment, you will need to be onsite as the business needs require. Onsite requirements are subject to change, particularly when work on classified systems is required. On an average week, you can expect to spend at least 3 days per week in office. •Active U.S. Secret or Top-Secret security clearance Compensation: •$225,000 - $310,000 / year •Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!