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Staff Software Engineer (AI Agents)

Date Posted: Nov 04, 2026
Yearly: USD - USD

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    Location New York, United States of America
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    Job Type: Permanent
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    Apply Before: Feb 02, 2027

Job Description

Overview

Overview As a founding Staff Software Engineer on the AI Agents team, you will architect Traba's agent platform and shepherd its end-to-end runtime, evals, and observability. You'll own core model strategy, harness design, and integration with client systems (WMS/TMS/ERP) while shaping the multi-year platform roadmap with leadership. In this high-ambition, 0-to-1 environment, you translate field insights into durable products and scalable deployment patterns. You'll mentor engineers and drive quality, reliability, and customer impact at scale. Compensation / BenefitsStart-up equityCompetitive Salary100% Paid health, dental & vision coverageDinner Provided via DoorDash, free DashPass & stocked kitchenCommuter benefitGympass ResponsibilitiesArchitect the agent platform end-to-end, including orchestration runtime, eval/observability stack, and integration with internal and customer systemsOwn foundational technical decisions: model strategy, harness design, retrieval/memory architecture, tool surface, and quality metricsEngage with customers and operators in the field to translate insights into repeatable deployment patternsDevelop evaluation as an engineering discipline: datasets, graders, regression suites, experimentation toolingHire and mentor engineers, setting standards for quality and collaborationCollaborate with CTO, product, and ops to shape the multi-year platform roadmap Key requirements7+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in production on LLM- or agent-based systemsDeep in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js; experience with distributed systems, APIs, and data models on PostgreSQL and modern messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent)Demonstrated ownership of a production agent system: orchestration, tool use, retrieval, evals, observability, and cost/latency tuningBackground mapping to vertical AI / AI-agent company, forward-deployed engineering role, or AI-native data company; supply chain/industrial exposure bonusHistory of leading 0-to-1 builds in early-stage environments; comfortable with ambiguity and high autonomyStrong written and verbal communication; ability to run customer workshops, write design docs, and recruit teammatesstrong communicationleadership and mentorshipcustomer collaborationPythonTypeScript/Node.jsdistributed systems design

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Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV) is a consortium formed by Skanska, Costain, and STRABAG to deliver major civil engineering works for the UK's High Speed 2 (HS2) railway project. The joint venture is responsible for designing and constr... Read More

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