Confidential company, Engineering
AI Software Engineer at VC-backed AI agent startup
- Location
- New York, United States
- Compensation
- $120k-$200k
Are you a software engineer ready to move beyond ticket-taking and start owning entire AI products from ideation to production? This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, YC-backed startup and build on a cutting-edge agent stack involving multi-agent pipelines, tool-use, and complex planning loops.
Working directly with the founding team, you will design and ship reliable, LLM-powered services that solve real problems. If you have 1-3 years of experience and a passion for agentic orchestration, this high-impact role offers the autonomy and growth potential you have been looking for in the AI space.
Role overview
Join a YC-backed startup building modern agentic AI products. As an early engineer, you will own entire products end-to-end, working directly with founders to design and ship multi-agent systems. You will utilize Python and Go to build reliable services, orchestration pipelines, and planning loops for real-world production environments.
About the company
VC-backed AI agent startup
What you will do
- Design and build end-to-end AI products using Python, Go, and REST APIs.
- Develop complex agent orchestration systems including planning loops, tool-use, and memory.
- Work closely with founders to transform problems into production-ready software solutions.
Who this is a fit for
- 1-3 years of professional engineering experience shipping LLM-powered features.
- Hands-on expertise with agent orchestration frameworks and multi-agent system architecture.
- Strong software engineering foundations including clean service design and reliable API development.
Why this role is remarkable
- Full ownership of AI products from design to production on a modern agent stack.
- Join a high-growth startup backed by top-tier VCs and Y Combinator.
- Direct daily collaboration with founders in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment.
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