Platform Engineer

Platform EngineerWe are a small, technologically aggressive startup building web-based AI agents that interact with the web through the browser just like people do.We believe that the web pages are a universal interface: throughout history, businesses have evolved from brick-and-mortar to web, then from mobile and social to SaaS. Now, agents are here.Just as with generative AI, building on the right infrastructure is key to widely enable people to benefit from this new technology. We are here to build the foundation on which web agents will operate to transform digital experiences.The Role:To support growth coming from the increase in demand for generalist agents, we are looking for third technical member to join our team. You will join two other engineers that have >30 years of cumulative software and ML experience. When we say technologically aggressive, we mean it, Silverstream is an AI first environment, we are giving ourselves broad access to the latest technology and the best tools to bring our agents to life, in an exponentially accelerating world we are leaving friction and slowness to the FANG where they belongs.What You'll Do:You will take the lead and ownership of our V1 platform, as we deploy more and more agents in the wild, we need to maintain reliability.We enable our customers and partners to leverage our agents through APIs, you will design and build the full-stack infrastructure, giving developers easy access to our web-browser AI agents and related products.You will support our effort to enable agents to understand the internet, at internet scale. The infrastructure necessary to support browser-based agents at a global level will require large-scale indexing, caching, data gathering and high availability.You'll work with us to keep our tech and business goals in sync, pushing forward new ideas for both the product and infrastructure.Must Haves:Built API platforms from scratchYou have built API platforms from scratch and know how to design systems that are scalable, efficient, and perform well.Experience with large-scale systemsYou have handled high-traffic systems before, and know how to keep things running smoothly even when the pressure is onStrong engineering cultureYou care about code quality, best practices, and building high-quality, maintainable products.Startup experienceYou understand the fast pace of startups, adapt quickly, and can balance speed with quality.Product-focused mindsetYou keep users in mind and focus on creating something that matters to themBackend proficiency: You have experience with Node.js, Python, Java, Go, or Rust, and you are skilled in designing REST and GraphQL APIs.Cloud-savvyYou have worked with AWS, Azure, or GCP, and you are comfortable with containerization and orchestration tools.Experience with monitoring and logging systemsYou know how to use tools that keep systems running well and performing as they should.Continuous learningAI is a rapidly evolving field, we are all expected to keep up to date on the latest tech.Bonus Points for :Entrepreneurial experienceYou have been involved in starting or running a business, so you know what it is like to take charge and make things happen.Enterprise experienceYou have worked with large clients or researchers and know how to keep those connections strong and effective.Leadership experience :You have led teams, whether that is managing a group of engineers or a sales team of 5+ people.Why Join Us?We are making sure the future will be one where AI agents become part of daily life for everyone, designed to be easy to use and truly helpful. This future is coming, we are making sure it will be a spring of agents of all types from all developers.

Created: 2025-01-15