Head of Platform Engineering

Built platform architecture from scratch. Deep experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, Kinesis, or equivalent). Strong DevOps/SRE background ('you build it, you run it'). LLM integration experience (embeddings, vector stores, prompt engineering). Hands-on coding experience. Track record of progressive refactoring. Experience with Claude Code or similar AI tools. Led platform teams of 5+ engineers through major transitions.

Build the technical foundation for an AI-powered operating system. Own pricing service, experimentation infrastructure, AI/LLM gateway, and core data architecture. Write and review code, and be accountable for production systems. Scale a platform team from 2 to 5 engineers. Drive critical technical decisions. Implement CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and observability. Develop disaster recovery documentation and testing.