Lead AI Platform Engineer

AlphaSense provides AI-powered market intelligence and search platform trusted by sophisticated companies and S&P 500 firms for decision-making.
$190,000 - $240,000
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
8+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Lead AI Platform Engineer

AlphaSense, a leading AI-powered market intelligence platform, is seeking a Lead AI Platform Engineer to join their innovative team. This role sits at the intersection of AI and search technology, where you'll be responsible for developing the next-generation Generative AI platform that powers AlphaSense's core products.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a rapidly growing company that serves over 4,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. As a Lead Engineer, you'll be tackling complex challenges related to large language models, scalable architecture, and cloud deployments while providing technical leadership to the team.

The role requires a strong background in backend engineering, with expertise in frameworks like FastAPI and Django, plus extensive experience with cloud platforms and containerization technologies. You'll be working on mission-critical systems that require careful attention to performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.

What makes this role particularly attractive is the chance to work on real-world AI applications at scale, implementing solutions that directly impact decision-makers across the world's most sophisticated companies. The position offers competitive compensation ($190,000 - $240,000) plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

AlphaSense provides a collaborative and inclusive work environment, with offices across the globe and a strong commitment to diversity and employee growth. The company's recent acquisition of Tegus demonstrates its continued growth and innovation in the market intelligence space.

The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with leadership abilities, bringing both hands-on engineering skills and the vision to architect large-scale systems. If you're passionate about AI, search technology, and building scalable solutions that make a real impact, this role offers an excellent opportunity to advance your career while working on meaningful challenges.

Last updated 18 days ago

Responsibilities For Lead AI Platform Engineer

  • Architect, design, and implement highly scalable services for AlphaSense AI and Search products
  • Improve the reliability, latency, and cost-efficiency of AI and search services in cloud environments
  • Deploy AI and Search services to both SaaS and single-tenant cloud environments
  • Translate product requirements into software architectures
  • Solve challenges related to large language models
  • Provide technical leadership and implement best practices for software development

Requirements For Lead AI Platform Engineer

Python
Kubernetes
  • Strong software engineering skills in back-end engineering on complex, data-intensive applications
  • Deep hands-on experience with back-end web frameworks like FastAPI, Django, Sanic
  • Experience in leading teams and/or projects in a full-stack environment
  • Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills
  • Experience designing large-scale software systems and writing high-quality code and tests
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Experience in deploying AI and search services to single-tenant cloud environments
  • Knowledge of modern development practices, including CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience in optimizing performance and cost of cloud services

Benefits For Lead AI Platform Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Equity
  • Generous benefits program
  • Equity

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