# Staff Platform Engineer, Core Cloud Platform at AlphaSense

- Company: AlphaSense
- What the company does: Find company insights, market data and research across 500M+ documents instantly. Make faster, confident decisions with AlphaSense's AI-powered platform. Backed by SoftBank VF.
- Company website: https://www.alpha-sense.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote - United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-12
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alphasense/jobs/8687627002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/alphasense-staff-platform-engineer-core-cloud-platform/

## About the role

This is a Staff Engineer role with real breadth. It requires both operational and software development skills, the ability to lead projects and the need to collaborate with Engineering leaders and very senior Engineers across dozens of teams. You will be instrumental in setting the architectural roadmap for our Cloud Platform, ensuring the scalability and performance align with AlphaSense's rapid growth.

## What they're looking for

- Extremely experienced in Kubernetes and its various components, containerisation and AWS cloud
- Proven track record of running Kubernetes and Cloud based production SaaS systems at scale
- Deep understanding of networking and Production level usage of service meshes and gateways
- Strong operational and troubleshooting skill with Kubernetes, Databases, Messaging Systems and Storage layers
- Proficiency in Python and Golang, preferably demonstrated through building infrastructure tooling, Kubernetes operators or control plane components
- Evangelist of highly performant CI/CD practices that are supportive of agentic workflows

Tags: Engineering