Guidepoint

Guidepoint

Senior AI Platform Engineer (Agentic IDP)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$115k-$140kDetected 75 days ago
PythonGoCode ReviewAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformDatadogPlatform EngineeringAgentic AIResearchMentoringArgo CD

About the role

  • As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will sit at the intersection of infrastructure reliability and developer experience.
  • This position will be hybrid out of our Toronto office.

Responsibilities

  • IDP Architecture & Development: Lead the design and implementation of an Internal Developer Platform that abstracts infrastructure complexity, providing developers with self-service capabilities for environment scaffolding and deployment.
  • Collaborative Infrastructure: Work with the team to maintain and scale multi-region Azure/AKS environments using Terraform and ArgoCD.
  • Reliability Partnership: Collaborate with application engineers to implement deep observability via Datadog and establish meaningful reliability targets (SLOs).
  • AI-Driven Automation: Build Python-based AI agents and tools that reduce team "toil" and streamline common operational tasks.
  • Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Participate in on-call rotations and lead collective RootCause Analysis ( RCA ), turning every incident into a platform improvement or automated fix.
  • Mentorship & Standards: Contribute to team code reviews, document best practices, and help establish standard patterns for deployment and security.
  • Lead the design and implementation of an Internal Developer Platform that abstracts infrastructure complexity, providing developers with self-service capabilities for environment scaffolding and deployment.
  • Work with the team to maintain and scale multi-region Azure/AKS environments using Terraform and ArgoCD.
  • Collaborate with application engineers to implement deep observability via Datadog and establish meaningful reliability targets (SLOs).
  • Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients' decision-making process.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of professional Software Development experience with a deep understanding of the full SDLC, system design, and clean code principles.
  • 7+ years of experience in Platform Engineering with a focus on running large-scale production environments.
  • Proficiency in Python or Go for automation, tool building, and AI agent integration.
  • Experience managing Kubernetes (AKS) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Terragrunt) in a team-based environment.

Nice to have

  • Experience collaborating with application teams to define SLIs/SLOs and improve service reliability.
  • Experience implementing GitOps (ArgoCD) and Policy-as-Code (Kyverno) to standardize team workflows.
  • Expertise in Datadog for observability, dashboarding, and incident response.
  • You will also be eligible for the following

Compensation

  • The annual base salary range for this position is $115,000 - $140,000.

Benefits

  • Additionally, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on performance.
  • You will also be eligible for the following benefits:
  • Comprehensive benefits plan
  • Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform

Company info

  • Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action.
  • Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts and Guidepoint's 1,600 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations' research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request.
  • With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful.
  • We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience.
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