Platform Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Platform Engineer (AI): Building and optimizing the developer platform and deployment pipelines for a Voice AI platform with an accent on progressive delivery and GitOps. Focus on implementing canary releases, automated rollbacks, and on-demand environment tooling to accelerate safe shipping.

Location: Hybrid (San Francisco)

Salary: $200K – $270K + Equity

Company

Vapi is a Voice AI platform for deploying voice agents that can listen, adapt, and resolve business issues without transfers.

What you will do

• Own progressive delivery strategies including canary, blue/green, automated rollbacks, and soak periods.
• Manage the GitOps workflow across multiple Kubernetes clusters and regions using ArgoCD.
• Develop on-demand environment tooling, preview environments, and cell-creation tools.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions and Docker for numerous services.
• Establish SLAs and feedback loops, treating the internal developer platform as a product for Vapi engineers.

Requirements

• Platform-as-a-product mindset with a focus on internal developer experience.
• Experience operating Pulumi (TypeScript) or Terraform at scale (40+ stacks, multi-region).
• Proven track record of running ArgoCD or equivalent GitOps tools in multi-cluster environments.
• Hands-on experience building progressive delivery systems with automated rollback capabilities.
• Ability to design complex CI/CD pipelines for multiple services using GitHub Actions.
• Must be based in or able to work hybrid in San Francisco.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Go for platform services.
• Experience in DevEx or Platform teams at mid-stage infra-heavy companies (e.g., Vercel, Temporal, Cockroach).

Culture & Benefits

• High-growth environment with 10x enterprise ARR growth and strong backing from Peak XV, Bessemer, and Kleiner Perkins.
• Competitive compensation package including equity.
• Focus on engineering excellence, solving SDLC gaps, and high-impact ownership.
• Collaborative environment working on cutting-edge Voice AI infrastructure.