Staff AI Engineer

Pair Team
16hRemote

About The Position

As a Staff AI Engineer, you will help design and build the architecture that enables this evolution, translating complex care processes into reliable, production-grade AI systems in close partnership with product and domain experts.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience building and shipping production software systems, including experience operating at a Staff or Principal IC level and driving technical direction across complex systems
  • Proven experience building and scaling multi-agent or agent-driven systems in production and real-world operational ownership (beyond simple chat or LLM workflows).
  • Hands-on experience with modern agent ecosystems, including frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, Mastra, Claude Agents SDK), observability/evals tooling (e.g., Langfuse, LangSmith, Braintrust), MCP implementations, and leading AI SDKs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic).
  • Strong systems and backend architecture fundamentals, with experience designing scalable, reliable systems and handling infrastructure, performance, failure modes, cost, and deployment concerns.
  • Clear agentic evaluation mindset, including automated evals, simulation-based testing, regression frameworks, metrics design, and continuous improvement loops. Firsthand experience addressing performance and reliability of scaled agentic systems.
  • AI-native builder with high velocity and ownership, demonstrating intellectual curiosity, rapid adoption of new tools, bias to action, and the ability to drive ambiguous problems from concept to production.
  • Strong cross-functional collaborator and communicator, able to partner with Product, Operations, and domain experts to deliver end-to-end systems with measurable real-world impact.
  • Force-multiplier technical leader, raising the bar for clarity of thinking, system design standards, and team execution.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience building conversational or voice-driven systems (e.g., speech pipelines, telephony integrations, or real-time conversational workflows).
  • Experience working in healthcare or other regulated or high-stakes domains.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and evolution of agentic systems that participate directly in care delivery, helping coordinate care, engage patients, and execute meaningful portions of care workflows.
  • Define and build architectural patterns for agent reasoning, tool use, memory, and human-in-the-loop collaboration.
  • Develop both reusable platform capabilities and product-facing implementations, balancing long-term architecture with rapid iteration.
  • Own complex problem spaces end-to-end — from system design and implementation through observability, evaluation, and continuous improvement in production.
  • Partner closely with product managers, operators, and domain experts to translate complex real-world processes into reliable agent behavior.
  • Establish standards and best practices for agent evaluation, safety, and operational reliability as these systems evolve toward greater autonomy
  • Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams building agent-driven capabilities.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary: $210,000 - 235,000
  • Equity compensation package
  • Flexible vacation policy – take the time you need to recharge
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k)
  • 100% company-sponsored short and long-term disability and life insurance
  • Subsidized backup childcare and caregiver supports through Wellthy
  • Work entirely from the comfort of your own home
  • Monthly $100 work from home expense stipend
  • We provide the equipment needed for the role
  • Opportunity for rapid career progression with plenty of room for personal growth!
  • Travel reimbursements for any company retreats or leadership offsites
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