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# Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e81a1388ff9cfc6

Focused posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Denver, CO, at $140,000–$170,000 base, level with the mid-level FDE median of $149,000 across 106 postings with pay. Build the Kubernetes and cloud foundation for a global enterprise client's AI platform, working alongside a Senior Platform Engineer. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026.

- [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

Posted Nov 3, 2026 by Focused · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026

**$140,000–$170,000** Denver, CO Hybrid, 3 days a week in office

Build the Kubernetes and cloud foundation for a global enterprise client's AI platform, working alongside a Senior Platform Engineer.

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

$140K–$170K Level with the median

Midpoint $155K · median $149K

This job $140K to $170K. Mid-level FDE postings, 106 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $123K to $162K, median $149K.

### The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance **Mostly building**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales (not covered)
2. Proof of concept
3. Implementation
4. Operations

Travel **Up to 20%**

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Mid

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### What they ask for

Experience

- **5+ years** Platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles

Visa

- **No visa sponsorship**

### Do you meet what the posting states?

The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have?

The posting reads as a mid-level role. What level are you at now?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: Denver, CO

- **Work arrangement**: Hybrid, 3 days a week in office

- **Remote work restrictions**: Denver office 3 days per week

- **Visa sponsorship**: Not available

- **Travel**: Up to 20%

- **Pay**:

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## The job description from Focused

Posted by Focused on Nov 3, 2026

### Who we are

At Focused, we move quickly to deliver quality software that achieves client outcomes and meets their customer's needs. We strategically partner with our clients to leverage our expertise in design and software, while our clients bring their own domain expertise. We work with a variety of clients from different industries, collaborating as we get new products to market, modernizing legacy systems, or helping teams learn the skills they need to be successful.

### Our values

- *Listen first* • We are experts in product practices but lifelong learners in the domain of our customers. We research, collaborate, and understand.
- *Learn why* • We ask questions and talk to users to understand problem spaces, objectives, and goals, which allows us to deeply invest and drive towards the outcomes of our clients.
- *Love your craft* • We love diving into a variety of domains and solving problems. We take pride in delivering value, in communicating progress, and guiding our clients to success.

We're looking for a Platform Engineer to help build an enterprise AI platform for a global enterprise client. You'll work alongside a Senior Platform Engineer on the Kubernetes and cloud foundation, and you'll also get hands-on with the AI side: wiring up model access, deploying agents, and helping application teams get their LLM workloads into production. If you like infrastructure but want to build with AI too, this role is for you.

### Key Responsibilities

### Platform & Infrastructure

- Build and operate Kubernetes clusters on Azure AKS and GCP GKE
- Write and maintain Terraform modules for cloud resources and environments
- Build CI/CD and GitOps pipelines for platform and application deployments
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the reliability of AI/ML platform services

### AI Platform Engineering & Operations

- Deploy and operate supporting services for LLM applications: model gateways, vector databases, tracing, and evaluation
- Support GPU workloads, including node pools, scheduling, and cost monitoring
- Write runbooks and automate day-two operations

### AI Engineering

- Build reference agents and LLM application templates that client teams can start from
- Help application teams integrate with the platform and debug their workloads
- Prototype with agent frameworks and LLM APIs to test what the platform needs to support

### Required Qualifications

- 5+ years in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles
- Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Azure and/or GCP
- Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
- Experience supporting AI/ML platforms or ML workloads in production
- Proficiency in Python plus solid scripting skills

### Preferred Qualifications (Exceptional Candidates)

- Experience building LLM applications or agents (LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or similar)
- Experience with Azure OpenAI or Vertex AI
- Familiarity with GPU infrastructure and model serving
- Consulting or client-facing experience

### What Sets Exceptional Candidates Apart

- You've shipped an LLM feature or agent to real users, not just a demo
- You enjoy pairing and learn quickly from senior engineers
- You build documentation systems that auto-update for the next person (and coding agent)

### What to know before you apply

- This role will require being in the Denver office 3 days per week and up to 20% travel within the United States.
- Focused is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of the employment Visa process at this time.
- The Denver base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $170,000.

[View posting at Focused](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/focused/jobs/8178474003)

## About Focused

Focused is a software consultancy that builds custom applications and AI agents integrated with clients' existing systems, and works alongside client engineering teams.

Late-stage private · 50–100 people

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