Engineer - Member of Technical Staff
Build, optimize, and evaluate long-running and multi-agent AI systems, along with tools for monitoring and analyzing their real-world behavior. The role requires software engineering experience with coding agents, strong independence, and familiarity with current AI developments.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Build, optimize, and evaluate scaffolding for long-running AI agents.
- Structure multi-agent setups involving tens, hundreds, or thousands of interacting agents.
- Develop tools to monitor agents interacting with the real world at scale.
- Develop tools to analyze large volumes of data and extract insights.
Requirements
- Software engineering experience eliciting agent capabilities or developing multi-agent setups.
- Action-oriented and willing to work across unfamiliar areas with a bias for action.
- Able to work independently with limited code review and oversight.
- Extensive experience with coding agents, including understanding their strengths and weaknesses.
- Keeps up with current AI news and trends.
Nice-to-haves
- Interest in writing technical blog posts or AI explainers.
- Experience designing and building strong user experiences.
- Deep concern for beneficial AI outcomes.
- An existing audience on Twitter, Substack, or a similar platform.
Compensation
- Approximately $150,000–$350,000 per year.
Skills
Python, Multi-Agent Systems, AI Agents, Agent Scaffolding, Agent Evaluation, UX Design, Data Analysis, Technical Writing
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