What are the responsibilities and job description for the Platform Engineer position at Prime Team Partners?
Platform Engineer: Help Build the Future of Open AI
Hybrid onsite, Seattle, WA or San Mateo, CA
Compensation: $Upto $230K Equity (negotiable - depending on experience)
Our client is on a mission to make frontier AI truly open and accessible to all. They believe the best way to develop transformative technology is through open collaboration, cutting-edge research, and radical ownership — and they’re looking for a Platform Engineer to help lead that charge.
This is a unique opportunity to architect and build the infrastructure powering open-source AI development. You’ll work across the stack, with a focus on backend systems and infrastructure, in a fast-moving, research-driven environment. If you’re in a space where frontier AI is being shaped and you believe the future should be open, we’d love to talk.
Role/Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable platform architecture from scratch
- Build high-performance backend services and APIs (Python, Rust optional)
- Automate infrastructure with modern DevOps tools
- Lead technical decisions and set engineering standards
- Own features end-to-end — from concept to deployment
Ideal candidate:
- Strong backend experience (Python, Rust, or JS)
- Proven success in 0-to-1 system development
- Cloud fluency (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker, Kubernetes
- Passion for open-source and collaborative research
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Alignment with values like: Beneficial for all, Radical Ownership, Science-grounded
Prime Team Partners is an equal opportunity employer. Prime Team Partners does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy status, gender, age, marital status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by applicable state or federal civil rights laws. For contract positions, hired candidates will be employed by Prime Team for the duration of the contract period and be eligible for our company benefits. Benefits include medical, dental and vision. Employees are covered at 75%. We offer a 401K after 6 months, we do not provide paid holidays or PTO, sick time is offered in accordance with local laws.
Salary : $160,000 - $230,000