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Engineering Manager, Agents

200k – 400kNew York, NYEngineering ManagementOnsite5+ YOE
Summary

Lead and mentor a team of engineers building and deploying AI agents for enterprise customers, partnering directly on complex customer-facing deployments. Requires 5+ years engineering experience with 1+ years in management, strong Python/TypeScript skills, and distributed systems background.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a team of engineers building AI agents that outperform human agents in managing complex customer interactions
  • Partner directly with enterprise customers to understand their operational pain points and translate them into scalable AI agent solutions
  • Drive execution across the full lifecycle of agent deployments, from initial implementation through continuous iteration and optimization
  • Partner with product, design and research to identify cross-customer trends that guide the evolution of Decagon's agent platform
  • Help define the technical strategy and roadmap for the future of AI-powered customer support
  • Support and mentor engineers through technical guidance, feedback and career development
  • Maintain a high engineering bar while fostering a culture of ownership, velocity and customer obsession

Requirements

  • 1+ years of engineering management experience
  • 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering
  • Proficiency with Python, Typescript and asynchronous programming
  • Experience leading teams building complex distributed systems or customer-facing products
  • Comfort digging into system failures within deep technology stacks
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with enterprise customers

Nice-to-Haves

  • Prior experience working with multi-modal models
  • Experience leading teams working on AI systems, LLM applications or agentic workflows

Compensation & Benefits

  • $200K – $400K base salary + equity
  • Take what you need vacation policy
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
  • Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K)
  • Parental Leave
  • Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
  • Daily lunches and snacks in the office
Skills
PythonTypeScriptAsynchronous ProgrammingDistributed SystemsAI AgentsLLM ApplicationsMulti-modal ModelsAgentic WorkflowsSystem DebuggingEnterprise Customer Collaboration
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