Staff Software Engineer, Agent Engineering - US Remote

TRM Labs provides blockchain analytics and AI solutions to help law enforcement, national security agencies, financial institutions, and cryptocurrency businesses detect, investigate, and disrupt crypto-related fraud. The AI Engineering Team focuses on next-generation AI applications, especially Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic systems.ResponsibilitiesArchitect and implement a robust agentic framework that supports tool use, context retrieval, memory, and planning.Build intelligent, modular agents that automate investigative tasks and augment analyst decision-making.Extend and scale the LLM infrastructure (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, local models), including prompt engineering, RAG, and evaluation loops.Design safe, observable, and auditable agent behaviors to ensure reliability in high-sensitivity environments.Evaluate performance across metrics such as reasoning, latency, success rate, and hallucination, iterating based on user feedback and system telemetry.Contribute to a culture of high ownership, rapid experimentation, and ethical AI deployment.QualificationsStrong engineering background with deep experience in backend or systems work (Python preferred).Hands-on experience building with LLMs, agents, and tooling frameworks (LangChain, semantic caches, vector DBs, etc.).Comfort working with agentic pipelines and optimizing information flow into AI systems.Thoughtful approach to system design, with an eye for safety, scalability, and explainability.High product empathy – you care about how agents impact real users and optimize accordingly.Bias toward experimentation and iteration – you're excited to try, learn, and ship fast.Previous experience with knowledge graphs, task orchestration, or AI safety is a plus.CompensationUS base salary range: $200,000 – $275,000. Eligible for the company's equity plan. Compensation may be adjusted for outside the United States locations.J-18808-Ljbffr