[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Core Cloud Platform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AlphaSense is a leading provider of AI-driven market intelligence, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Core Cloud Platform team. This role involves owning and evolving the cloud and Kubernetes-based platform, ensuring scalability and performance while collaborating with various engineering teams.ResponsibilitiesOwn, operate and evolve our Cloud and Kubernetes based PlatformContinuously improve the security, reliability, cost efficiency and performance of our infrastructureChampion standards and drive initiatives to promote uniformisation and eliminate duplicationCollaborate with Product teams to enable and empower them to build and own their servicesWork closely with other Platform teams (e.g. SRE, DevEx) to create a coherent and quality PlatformEnable truly self-service and agentic workflow patterns that support a Build it - Own it modelBuild tooling and AI powered integrations that reduce the cognitive load of dealing with complex infrastructure operations and systemsProvide support for the systems we build to a globally distributed Engineering organisationExecute, automate and support operational tasks on complex and mission critical systemsArchitect, design and implement simple and maintainable solutionsSkillsExtremely experienced in Kubernetes and its various components, containerisation and AWS cloudProven track record of running Kubernetes and Cloud based production SaaS systems at scaleDeep understanding of networking and Production level usage of service meshes and gatewaysStrong operational and troubleshooting skill with Kubernetes, Databases, Messaging Systems and Storage layersProficiency in Python and Golang, preferably demonstrated through building infrastructure tooling, Kubernetes operators or control plane componentsEvangelist of highly performant CI/CD practices that are supportive of agentic workflowsAbility and desire to design, lead, influence and deliver on ambitious technical roadmapsManagement of large fleets of Kubernetes clusters with lifecycle management tools (e.g. CAPI, Rancher)Production usage of Hashicorp vault or similar secret management systemsGCP and Azure knowledgeBenefitsYou may also be offered equity, and a generous benefits program.Company OverviewAlphaSense is a platform harnessing AI to deliver insights, helping professionals make informed, impactful decisions. It is a sub-organization of AlphaSense. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.alpha-sense.com/.Company H1B SponsorshipAlphaSense has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 7 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 3 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.