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Walsh Employment lists this AI Software Engineer opportunity in san francisco, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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$200,000.00/yr - $350,000.00/yr
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Director | Technology Recruitment Partner.Delivering strategic hiring solutions for companies seeking top technology talent.
AI Agent Software Engineer
Location: San Francisco, California – fully onsite
Salary: $200-350k plus Equity & Benefits
About the Company
Our client is a high-growth AI company offering a cloud-based SaaS platform that uses large language models (LLMs) to automate customer service across chat, email, and social channels. Their platform helps global enterprises replace traditional support teams with intelligent AI agents capable of handling sensitive, complex customer needs.
Key Requirements
We are seeking top 1% engineering talent – highly analytical developers with strong educational and professional pedigrees.
Minimum 2 years’ experience as a professional software engineer working on production‑grade systems with real‑world users
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across complex tech stacks
Computer Science or Mathematics degree from a top‑tier university
Clear, consistent work history – no more than one move every 2.5–3 years
Background at elite tech firms (e.g., Google, Meta, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft , or quantitative finance competitors )
Curiosity and insight into how AI agents behave , learn, and fail – with a strong desire to improve their intelligence and reliability
Nice‑to‑have
Experience building voice interfaces or multimodal AI systems
Familiarity with enterprise customer experience platforms or conversational automation tools
Interest in developing visualisation and simulation tools to increase AI agent transparency
Role & Responsibilities
As an AI Agent Software Engineer , you will design and build high-performance AI agents that deliver customer experiences more accurate, efficient, and satisfying than their human counterparts.
You will work in a highly collaborative, engineer‑led environment with full‑cycle ownership – from idea to production deployment – and have a direct impact on how enterprise clients engage with their users.
Your work will involve:
Designing and building AI agents that operate across chat and voice , executing complex tasks with precision
Translating natural language into structured, software‑grade agent logic
Analyzing agent performance at scale to uncover trends and opportunities for platform improvement
Experimenting with the latest language and voice model advancements , tuning them for reliability and performance
Using real‑time observability tools (e.g., Trace View) to audit and improve agent decision‑making with transparency
You’ll collaborate with product managers, customer‑facing teams , and fellow engineers to shape agent behaviour, improve outcomes, and solve real‑world problems across sectors such as finance, healthcare, and travel .
Why This Role?
This is not a legacy code maintenance role. It is a greenfield opportunity to redefine how millions interact with technology through AI.
You’ll join a team that values:
Transparent, testable AI behaviour – no monolithic prompts, no guesswork
Modular, auditable agent logic – easy to version, debug, and improve
A fast feedback loop – engineers work closely with customer teams to rapidly prototype and deploy improvements
You will help companies cut support costs, raise satisfaction scores , and scale customer support without growing headcount.
Highly competitive salary + equity options
Flexible PTO – take what you need
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Strong engineering culture focused on iteration, transparency, and technical excellence
What’s Ahead
This is your chance to help shape the future of AI-human interaction – to build not just code, but intelligent systems that solve meaningful problems with clarity, speed, and empathy.
If you are driven by engineering that delivers real‑world impact – not vanity metrics – and thrive in environments where you own your work end‑to‑end, we want to hear from you.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Information Technology
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
Who can apply
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