# Staff Software Engineer, Agent Development

**Company:** [Decagon](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/decagon)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $300k – $430k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Python, System Design, APIs, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, AI Agents, Observability, Analytics, Asynchronous Programming
**Posted:** 2026-01-22

> Technical leader on full-stack team building scalable AI agent platform for customers. Drives architecture, leads initiatives, creates no-code tools, and mentors engineers. Requires 6+ years experience, TypeScript/Python expertise, and strong product thinking.

## Job Description

## In this role, you will
- Drive technical direction for the Agent Building platform, establishing patterns and architecture that scale with our customer base and features
- Lead complex initiatives from ambiguous requirements to shipped products
- Create AI-powered tools that enable non-technical teams to create and manage sophisticated workflows without writing code
- Build monitoring and analytics that surface actionable insights, helping customers identify where their agents can improve
- Partner directly with customers and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and validate product direction
- Mentor engineers and elevate team practices through code review, technical design, and knowledge sharing

## Your background looks something like this
- 6+ years building full-stack software products, with demonstrated impact on technical direction and strong product thinking
- Deep expertise in TypeScript and/or Python, with strong architecture and system design skills
- Proven ability to design abstractions and platforms that serve diverse use cases elegantly
- Track record of leading technical initiatives and driving consensus across teams
- Experience balancing technical excellence with rapid iteration and customer needs
- Strong product intuition and history of translating user feedback into technical solutions
- History of mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards

## Even better
- Experience building and scaling developer tools, APIs, platforms, or infrastructure products
- Familiarity with LLMs, AI agent systems, prompt engineering, or building products on top of AI capabilities
- Familiarity with asynchronous programming and building scalable systems
- Experience with observability, data visualization, or analytics products
- History of establishing technical standards, design patterns, or architectural principles adopted across teams

## Compensation
$300K – $430K + equity

## Similar roles

- [Staff Software Engineer, Voice Agent](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/944de551-67f9-4616-85e6-244abe9f1e31) - Decagon - San Francisco, CA - $300k – $430k/yr
- [Staff Software Engineer](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/7510e26b-9d18-479b-9738-11eef916a5db) - EliseAI - New York, NY - $300k – $400k/yr
- [Staff Software Engineer](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/524ef960-f995-4296-a2e8-ecdff74aaeb2) - EliseAI - San Francisco, CA - $300k – $400k/yr
- [Staff+ Software Engineer, Financial Fraud](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/82436189-03cc-4504-9b7b-96093369b340) - Anthropic - San Francisco, CA - $320k – $485k/yr
- [Staff Software Engineer, Labs: Applied AI](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/4f4073b1-0ab7-4151-9833-4eff50af5204) - Anthropic - San Francisco, CA - $320k – $405k/yr

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/56f9c8b1-174a-4084-a379-f8c311c1a872
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/56f9c8b1-174a-4084-a379-f8c311c1a872