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Senior Software Engineer – Agent Systems

Company
Payward
Location
Remote - United States
Work type
Full Time
Posted
2026-09-29

Job description

The opportunity
Build and ship AI-powered agent systems that automate internal workflows and decision paths

Design and implement inference pipelines that reason over user interactions across internal systems

Prototype quickly to validate agent behaviors, then productionize what proves valuable

Architect backend services that integrate with multiple internal APIs and data sources

Define patterns for safe, observable, and controllable agent execution

Collaborate cross-functionally to identify high-leverage automation opportunities

Improve system speed, reliability, and signal quality as usage scales

Contribute to foundational design decisions for a 0→1 agent platform

Skills you should HODL
5+ years of experience building and shipping production software systems

Strong backend engineering fundamentals (APIs, distributed systems, data modeling, reliability)

Experience building fullstack systems, with comfort working across backend and occasional frontend surfaces

Hands-on experience working with AI/ML systems, LLMs, or inference pipelines in production

Ability to prototype rapidly while maintaining a clear path to production-grade architecture

Strong systems thinking — able to reason about orchestration, failure modes, and observability

Comfort operating in ambiguous, 0→1 environments with high ownership

Nice to haves
Experience building or operating agent-based systems or autonomous workflows

Familiarity with prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, or model performance tuning

Experience integrating with internal enterprise systems (CRM, support tools, analytics platforms, etc.)

Background in building developer platforms or internal tooling

Experience designing guardrails, sandboxing, or safety layers for AI systems

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