
Staff Software Engineer, Agent Orchestration
Decagon
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $300,000 - $430,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own the architecture and evolution of the core execution engine behind Decagon agents
- Lead design for systems that coordinate complex reasoning and action flows at scale
- Drive reliability, testing, and observability standards across the orchestration stack
- Create frameworks that enable safe, fast iteration on agent behavior
- Mentor senior engineers and help grow the technical culture of Agent Orchestration
Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering experience with a strong record of technical leadership
- Proficiency in Python or Typescript and comfort with asynchronous programming
- Expertise in distributed systems, concurrency, or large-scale real-time platforms
- Ability to define long-term architecture and lead complex cross-functional projects
- Strong instincts around system correctness, reliability, and debuggability
- Experience mentoring other engineers and raising the technical bar
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Take what you need vacation policy
- Daily lunches, dinners and snacks in the office to keep you at your best
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonTypescriptasynchronous programmingdistributed systemsconcurrencylarge-scale platformssystem architecturereliabilitydebuggabilitytesting
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcross-functional collaborationsystem correctnesscommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingteam buildingtechnical culture developmentiteration