Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer (AI Systems) – San FranciscoLocation: San Francisco, CA (In Person)Compensation: Up to $250,000 base + equityAbout the RoleWe’re working with an early stage AI startup building agent driven systems that automate complex workflows in a large, traditionally manual industry.Their platform is already in production with enterprise customers and is focused on building long lived, stateful systems, not simple chat interfaces or prototypes.They are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join a small, high caliber team and help scale the backend systems and agent infrastructure powering the product.What You’ll Work OnBuild production AI systems that own end to end workflowsDesign and scale distributed backend systems and APIsWork with unstructured, messy data across multiple sourcesBuild orchestration layers and agent architecturesDevelop systems for retrieval, reasoning, and workflow executionContinuously improve performance through evaluation and iterationWhat They’re Looking ForStrong experience in backend or infrastructure engineeringTrack record of building scalable, production grade systemsExperience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and APIsAbility to operate in a fast paced, early stage environmentInterest in AI systems and real world applicationsWhy This OpportunityJoin a small, high performing team with deep technical expertiseWork on real world problems with immediate impactHigh ownership and autonomy in a founding level roleClear path to leadership as the team growsCompetitive compensation and strong equity packageAbout People In AI:People In AI is a specialist recruitment partner connecting top AI talent with innovative companies building the future of machine learning, data, and intelligent systems. We work closely with both candidates and clients to create meaningful, long-term matches in the AI ecosystem.