Continuum Recruiting looking for a Sr Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience building software products. Who brings a strong combination of and hands-on development of a product with AI/agentic systems. You should be comfortable owning features end-to-end in a fast-moving, early-stage environment, and have a track record of shipping features. Bonus points if you've been a founding or early engineer at a startup.The EXCITING stuff:Work directly with the founders You'll report straight to the founding team and have a real seat at the table. No layers of management between you and the people shaping the product.Greenfield backend ownership You're not inheriting someone else's mess. You'll architect and build core systems from scratch with full ownership over technical decisions.Security work that actually matters You'll design and ship security-critical features like BYOK encryption and access controls for some of the world's largest enterprises. This isn't checkbox compliance work.AI agent work at the frontier You'll build LLM-powered agents and AI systems that are redefining how enterprises handle contracts. It's genuinely cutting-edge applied AI work.Backed and acquired You get startup energy and ownership with enterprise-scale distribution and resources behind you.What youll do:Design, develop, and maintain scalable software products and features powered by agentic AI systems.Build robust agent workflows that integrate LLMs, APIs, databases, business systems, and external tools.Build and deploy AI-powered agents and systems in Python to automate complex contract workflowsCollaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.Drive end-to-end ownership of features from concept through deployment and ongoing operation.Translate product requirements into concrete technical systems and shipped features, working directly with customers and internal stakeholdersEstablish engineering best practices, tooling, and culture as an early member of a small, high-impact teamRequirementsYour background:5+ years of experience in building and shipping production backend systems in astartuporhigh-ownership environment.StrongPythonproduction-level code for ML and Agentic InfrastructureDesigned or implementedsecurity-sensitive systems(encryption, key management, auth).Built or deployed AI/ML or LLM-powered agents in production.Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS or Azure), including DevOpsUsed JavaScript or TypeScript in a production environmentExperience building Agentic systems end-to-end. Understanding Agentic harness MCP and Orchestration well enough to do a Systems Design around them.Comfortable translating ambiguous enterprise security requirements into concrete systems.Must have worked in a small startup under 100 people; could be as a Founder, founding engineer, or early hire.High agency: self-directs, identifies and solves problems independently.Willing to work in-office inNew Yorkfor 5 days/week.BenefitsBenefits:Robust medical (physical & mental vision, and dental benefitsEmployee assistance program (EAP)Generous 401K matchPaid maternity and paternity leaveGenerous holiday and PTO programCaaS (coaching as a service)Annual personal development allowance7 Days for Humanity 7 paid volunteer days annuallyGlobal and regional DEIB steering committees, employee resource groups (ERGs)Global DEIB training programs and guest speakers throughout the year
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