Platform Engineer

About the Role We’re looking for a Principal-level Platform Engineer to architect the next generation of our AI-powered learning ecosystem, including our Partner API platform, Connector services, and LearnOS plugin framework. You'll lead core technical strategy for how external developers, enterprise partners, and AI agents (MCP + agentic frameworks) interact with the platform. This is a high-impact, foundational role at the intersection of APIs, integrations, agent interoperability, and large-scale distributed systems. Responsibilities Architect and evolve a secure, scalable external API gateway Build SDKs, tooling, and multi-tenant developer surfaces Define long-term platform extensibility strategy Design sandboxed plugin runtimes for real-time learning triggers Architect participation in MCP and emerging agent ecosystems Build APIs enabling agents to create study sets, track progress, trigger learning workflows, and operate autonomously Security, Governance & Compliance Implement rate limiting, permissions, auditability, and secure-by-default developer experiences Partner with Legal & Trust/Safety on compliance and responsible platform access Eventing, Data Exchange & Infra Design pub/sub streams for syncing learning activity across internal and external systems Enable consistent, real-time interactions across tools and integrations Requirements 5+ years building large-scale API, developer platform, or integration ecosystems Deep experience with API design, SDKs, plugin systems, multi-tenant architecture Expertise with agent frameworks (MCP), protocol design, LLM/AI interoperability Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes/containers, OAuth2, gRPC/REST, event‑driven infra Strong security & privacy fundamentals Proven ability to own architecture end‑to‑end and drive platform evolution at scale Why Apply Build foundational infrastructure behind a global learning platform used by 60M+ people Work at the cutting edge of Generative AI, agentic systems, and adaptive learning FAANG‑competitive comp: Total package up to ~$650k High‑caliber team from top AI labs and platform orgs Excellent health, dental, vision, 401k match, paid family leave Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Staffing and Recruiting #J-18808-Ljbffr