Staff Software Engineer
Staff engineer owns architecture for AI agents, real-time voice, integrations, and workflows at scale. Defines technical strategy, solves high-impact problems across the stack, and mentors the team. Requires 8+ years building complex systems.
About the job
What You’ll Do
- Own architecture across critical systems (AI agents, real-time voice, integrations, workflows)
- Define technical strategy that enables speed today and scale tomorrow
- Solve high-leverage problems across the stack—performance, reliability, correctness
- Partner closely with product and leadership to shape long-term direction
- Uplevel the entire engineering team through design reviews, mentorship, and standards
What You’ll Bring
- 8+ years of experience building and scaling complex systems
- Strong track record of solving ambiguous, high-impact technical problems
- Deep understanding of system design, tradeoffs, and scalability
- Ability to balance long-term architecture with short-term execution
- High standards for quality, but pragmatic about speed
Skills
System Design, AI Agents, Real-Time Voice, Integrations, Workflows, Scalability, Performance Optimization, Reliability Engineering
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