[Remote] Staff Platform Engineer, AI Systems

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Strike is a Bitcoin company focused on building a better financial system powered by Bitcoin. They are seeking a Staff Platform Engineer (AI Systems) to join their Core Team, where the role involves building a secure internal AI platform and defining how agentic systems interact with their infrastructure.ResponsibilitiesDrive the Vision: Blend your ability to execute with your ability to strategize. You will take the insight you gather working with teams, translate that into a vision, and influence organizational alignment on overall AI strategyBuild the Internal AI Platform: We have already operationalized tools like Copilot Agents, Gemini, Claude, Agentic CLIs, n8n workflows, and local agent runtimes. Your job is to build the unified, secure layer that connects these tools to our core platforms (e.g., building internal MCP servers)Create IDE Agents: Help us fine-tune and deploy IDE agents that accelerate coding for the entire engineering organizationDevelop Agentic Workflows: Create orchestration layers and secure runtime environments for LLM tool-useBridge Information Silos: Build out the enterprise knowledge base to connect disparate data sources for agentic reasoningDefine Tiered Autonomy: You will design the security patterns for different levels of agent independence - from "Advisory" (read-only) to "Autonomous" (action-taking). You will implement the "Verifiable State" and "Revert" mechanisms that make Tier 3 autonomy safeSecure the Frontier: Design the auth patterns for agentic access. You will solve hard problems around authentication, authorization, and "human-in-the-loop" safeguards, ensuring we move fast without breaking our "Zero Trust" principlesPragmatic Building: You will be the voice of reason. You know when to use an LLM, and when to just write a script. You will help teams identify "Units of Toil" and target them with the right level of abstractionForce Multiply the Team: Embed with teams to unblock their workflows. You will serve as the expert on frontier tools, helping engineers and the broader team optimize their setups and adopt "AI Native" workflowsSkillsFull Stack Systems DNA: You are a polyglot engineer. You understand the entire stack - from frontend interfaces to backend distributed systems and cloud infrastructureFrontier AI Proficiency: You are fluent in the current landscape of AI enablement. You have built implementations using patterns like MCP, RAG, function-calling, and evals. You understand techniques like AI as a Judge, Agent Self-Improvement, and how to balance deterministic systems with non-deterministic outputsSecurity-First Mindset: You understand the risks of deploying LLMs in a production environment. You are familiar with concepts like Shift-Left security, least-privilege access, and robust secrets managementOrganizational Influence: You have excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills. You can explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders and drive consensus on architectural decisionsPragmatism: You treat AI as a component, not magic. You are skeptical of hype and focused on measurable utility. You understand the need to balance the cognitive load of LLM output without sacrificing the efficiency gainsOwnership: You are an owner at heart. The desire to take ownership of your domain is innate and automatic to you. You operate autonomously and see things through to completion - every timeBenefitsEquity in a high-growth startupHealth, dental, and vision insurance premium contributions; short & long-term disability insurance and basic life insuranceCell phone and internet reimbursementFlexible PTO, sick leave & parental leaveAccess to a company 401k planNo trading fees when you buy and sell bitcoin on StrikeCompany OverviewStrike makes Bitcoin useful for everyone. You can buy and sell bitcoin, pay bills, and borrow against your holdings. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in San Salvador, San Salvador, SLV, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://strike.me/.Company H1B SponsorshipStrike has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 6 in 2023, 11 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 13 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.