Jobs at Shortwave

Staff AI Agent Engineer

at Shortwave • Full-time

Location

in-office (San Francisco, United States)

Experience

5+ years

Compensation

$215k-$275k

Must have skills

Good to have skills

About this Opportunity

Our AI agent is the heartbeat of our product—a sophisticated system combining advanced LLMs, powerful search infrastructure, a modular MCP integrations framework, and intuitive UI to deliver a magical experience for our users. We're looking for a talented, driven, and experienced engineer to elevate our AI agent to its full potential.

The compensation for this role ranges from $215k to $275k salary, with equity between 1% and 2%.

This is a leadership role intended for a truly exceptional, senior candidate.


Responsibilities

  • Lead development of our core AI agent, ensuring it consistently delivers a delightful, reliable user experience.

  • Continuously push the boundaries of what's possible, rapidly integrating cutting-edge AI models and new reasoning capabilities.

  • Expand the AI agent's functionality by introducing innovative tools and capabilities.

  • Enable other engineers to successfully build upon the AI agent by developing robust abstractions, APIs, and tooling.

  • Own the end-to-end process of building and iterating on AI-driven experiences, from customer requirements through to live validation.

  • Step up to solve challenges wherever needed—this is a startup, and we're all in it together!


Qualifications

  • Proven track record designing, building, and owning complex software systems end-to-end.

  • Exceptional programming skills with the versatility to contribute across the entire stack. Our tech stack includes Typescript, Kotlin, React, GCP, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and Pinecone.

  • Hands-on experience developing agentic systems using state-of-the-art large language models.

  • An AI-first mindset, proactively leveraging the latest AI tools to enhance productivity in coding, research, communication, and beyond.

  • Passionate about delivering exceptional products that users love.

  • Outstanding problem-solving abilities, strong leadership potential, and excellent communication skills.

  • Bonus points: Experience training your own AI models.

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