[Remote] Staff Platform Engineer, Infrastructure

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Wispr Flow is building a voice interface that aims to be used by a billion people daily. They are seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to create systems that support their growing user base and enhance the overall product experience.

Responsibilities

• Build the seam between product and ML: credentials, proxy, routing, experimentation
• See the next scaling bottleneck two quarters early and fix it before anyone notices it existed
• Architect and own whole parts of the platform end to end
• Make every product engineer faster — dev experience, deploy speed, abstractions
• Help set technical direction as the team goes from three to eight

Skills

• Experience with Python/FastAPI
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience with Redis
• Experience with ClickHouse
• Experience with Temporal/SQS
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with gRPC
• Experience with ALB
• Experience with Fargate
• Ability to architect and own whole parts of the platform end to end
• Ability to see the next scaling bottleneck two quarters early and fix it before anyone notices it existed
• Experience in building the seam between product and ML: credentials, proxy, routing, experimentation
• Ability to make every product engineer faster — dev experience, deploy speed, abstractions
• Experience in setting technical direction as the team grows
• Ability to understand complex problems with lots of constraints and edge cases
• Ability to care about the user journey as much as the technical requirements

Benefits

• Equity on employee-friendly terms, including extended exercise windows and a combination of ISOs and RSUs. Ask us for more details!
• Health, dental and vision. We cover 100% of the premium on the Anthem Blue Cross Gold PPO, and 75% of premiums for dependents.
• 401(k) with up to a 4% match.
• Flexible time off and company holidays.
• All meals in the office, plus commuter benefits and relocation reimbursement if you’re moving to San Francisco.
• A high-spec laptop, monitor, and a whisper-friendly microphone.
• Regular team events and off-sites.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave (12 weeks for non-birthing parent).

Company Overview

Wispr Flow develops AI-powered tools for voice-based writing and meeting transcription. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://wisprflow.ai.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Wispr Flow has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.