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Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer – AI Platform

Summary

Builds and maintains backend services for an AI agent platform, including orchestration, workflow coordination, and Kubernetes deployment, primarily using Python.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain backend services that support agent execution, orchestration, and lifecycle management.
  • Develop systems for workflow coordination, state management, and tool integration.
  • Write high-quality, maintainable code in Python to power platform capabilities and APIs.
  • Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes, ensuring reliability and scalability.
  • Contribute to systems for observability, logging, tracing, and debugging of distributed workflows.
  • Improve system performance across latency, throughput, and fault tolerance.
  • Build internal tools and APIs that improve the developer experience for teams using the platform.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and AI teams to deliver production-ready solutions.
  • Participate in design discussions and contribute to system architecture and technical decisions.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of software development experience building backend systems or services.
  • Strong proficiency in Python (or similar languages such as Go or Java).
  • Experience designing and building distributed systems and scalable services.
  • Experience running and operating services in Kubernetes-based environments.
  • Familiarity with machine learning or LLM-powered applications and the challenges of running them in production.
  • Experience designing systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, observability, and maintainability.
  • Strong understanding of APIs, asynchronous processing, and service-oriented architecture.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production-grade backend or platform systems for senior level.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, make sound technical decisions, and drive projects end-to-end.