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AI Platform & MLOps Engineering

AI Platform & MLOps Engineering is an individual-contributor Data + AI career progressing from guided delivery to enterprise expertise without requiring people management.

Arquetipo
Engineering
Nivel más alto
L7 · Distinguished AI Platform Engineer

Para qué existe

Builds and operates platforms, deployment systems, evaluations, observability and controls required to run ML and AI reliably at production scale.

Responsabilidades típicas

Deliver ai platform & mlops engineering outcomes; apply data/AI standards; manage quality, reliability and risk; collaborate across product, engineering, security, legal and business teams; at senior levels shape enterprise standards and strategy.

Dónde se trabaja

Technology companies, data/cloud platforms, financial services, consulting, shared services, product engineering and regulated enterprises adopting Data + AI.

Cómo avanza la carrera

Associate AI Platform Engineer → AI Platform Engineer → Senior AI Platform Engineer → Staff AI Platform Engineer → Senior Staff AI Platform Engineer → Principal AI Platform Engineer → Distinguished AI Platform Engineer

Niveles de esta carrera

Seis etapas estándar. La séptima existe solo donde la carrera la contempla.

Qué se espera en L4 · Staff AI Platform Engineer

Apply ai platform & mlops engineering capability at leads ambiguous cross-team work through expertise without people management.

Las cinco dimensiones que cambian

Autonomía
Cross-team technical/professional leadership
Alcance
Leads ambiguous cross-team work through expertise without people management.
Complejidad
Complex
Influencia
Multiple teams
Impacto en el negocio
Domain/cross-team
Ambigüedad
High

Cómo se ve un buen desempeño

Produces trustworthy ai platform & mlops engineering outcomes, makes sound trade-offs, communicates evidence and risks, and demonstrates the autonomy and impact expected at L4.

Evidencia típica

Completed ai platform & mlops engineering work products or production outcomes; documented decisions; measurable improvements in quality, reliability, risk, speed, cost or business outcomes; peer/stakeholder evidence of L4 scope.

Habilidades esperadas en L4

Agrupadas en humanas, profesionales y técnicas. La proficiencia meta usa la escala P1–P7, y cada fila dice qué significa ese nivel para esa habilidad.

Humanas10

HumanasPDe apoyo
Clear verbal communicationCommunication & LanguageP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Clear verbal communication to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Clear written communicationCommunication & LanguageP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Clear written communication to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
CollaborationCollaboration & RelationshipsP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Collaboration to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Critical thinkingThinking & Problem SolvingP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Critical thinking to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Cross-functional collaborationCollaboration & RelationshipsP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Cross-functional collaboration to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Learning agilityExecution & Self-ManagementP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Learning agility to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
MentoringCollaboration & RelationshipsP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Mentoring to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Stakeholder alignmentInfluence & Leadership Without AuthorityP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Stakeholder alignment to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Strategic thinkingThinking & Problem SolvingP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Strategic thinking to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Structured problem solvingThinking & Problem SolvingP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Structured problem solving to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.

Profesionales6

ProfesionalesPDe apoyo
AI lifecycle governanceData & Analytics PracticeP4ProficientCentralAdapts AI lifecycle governance to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
AI model governanceData & Analytics PracticeP4ProficientCentralAdapts AI model governance to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Architecture governanceIT Service Management & GovernanceP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Architecture governance to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Model risk managementData & Analytics PracticeP4ProficientCentralAdapts Model risk management to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Responsible AI principlesData & Analytics PracticeP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Responsible AI principles to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.
Technology governanceIT Service Management & GovernanceP4ProficientDe apoyoAdapts Technology governance to complex situations and guides peers in applying it consistently.

Técnicas14

TécnicasPDe apoyo
AI inference optimizationData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientDe apoyoHandles complex AI inference optimization implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
AI observabilityData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientCentralHandles complex AI observability implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
Feature pipeline engineeringData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientDe apoyoHandles complex Feature pipeline engineering implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
Feature store engineeringData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientDe apoyoHandles complex Feature store engineering implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
KubernetesDevOps, SRE & Platform EngineeringP4ProficientDe apoyoHandles complex Kubernetes implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
ML experiment trackingData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientDe apoyoHandles complex ML experiment tracking implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
MLOpsData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientCentralHandles complex MLOps implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
MLflowData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientCentralHandles complex MLflow implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
Model deploymentData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientCentralHandles complex Model deployment implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
Model drift detectionData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientDe apoyoHandles complex Model drift detection implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
Model monitoringData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientCentralHandles complex Model monitoring implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
Model registryData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientCentralHandles complex Model registry implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
Model servingData Science, ML & AIP4ProficientCentralHandles complex Model serving implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.
TerraformDevOps, SRE & Platform EngineeringP4ProficientDe apoyoHandles complex Terraform implementations, optimizes outcomes and guides peers.

Qué cambia al pasar de L4 a L5

Moving from Staff AI Platform Engineer to Senior Staff AI Platform Engineer means greater autonomy, complexity, scope, influence and evidence of impact—not simply more tools.

Cómo se demuestra que ya estás

Sustained evidence of operating at L5-type scope: handles representative complexity, influences expected stakeholders and produces durable measurable outcomes.

Cómo prepararse

Take on one assignment at next-level scope; seek feedback; document decisions/outcomes; mentor others where appropriate; close highest-priority skill gaps.

Marco de carreras v21, activo desde 17 de agosto de 2026.