Senior Software Engineer

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – AI Systems

Employment Type: Full-time

Company: Permute (

Overview

Permute is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy production‑grade AI systems in a fast‑moving startup environment. This role is for builders who move quickly, think clearly in ambiguous situations, and take ownership of turning ideas into working systems .

We care as much about how you think and build as we do about your background. The ideal candidate is someone who can reason through new problems, prototype rapidly, and ship reliable systems in a fast‑moving startup environment.

Responsibilities

Design and implement production AI systems and agent architectures end‑to‑end

Build and maintain LLM‑powered agents and tool‑integration pipelines

Develop infrastructure for model evaluation, benchmarking, and monitoring

Collaborate with product, research, and engineering teams to deliver AI features

Prototype and productionize new approaches in reinforcement learning and agent orchestration

Optimize system reliability, performance, and scalability in deployed environments

Operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly evolving startup environments

Required Qualifications

Strong background in software engineering and system design

Solid foundation in algorithms, statistics, and optimization

Experience building AI agents, LLM systems, or ML‑driven products

5+ years building in/around AWS infrastructure

Preferred Background

Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field

Experience with:

Production Applications end‑to‑end

Agent orchestration frameworks

Model evaluation frameworks and benchmarking

Safety, monitoring, and reliability for deployed ML systems

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Worksite address

chicago, IL, 60290, US

Who can apply

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