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Decagon

Research Engineer, Agents

Decagon
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3 days ago
New York, NY, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$200k - $400k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and evolve agent harnesses for various product experiences.
  • Build core runtime systems, including execution and multi-model orchestration.
  • Develop control-plane logic for routing, planning, and tool invocation with safety guarantees.
  • Optimize agent systems for latency, reliability, and production correctness.
  • Analyze real-world failures and drive iterative improvements using data.
  • Build and operate online experimentation and contribute to offline evaluation frameworks.
  • Improve observability, testing, and simulation systems for measurable progress.
  • Contribute to voice and real-time systems, enhancing transcription and latency.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in building distributed systems or backend platforms in production.
  • Comfortable in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with rapid iteration cycles.
  • Experience owning systems from design through production and iteration.
  • Familiarity with experimentation and data-driven product improvement loops.
  • Track record of improving system reliability, performance, and observability.
  • Ability to debug complex systems and identify root causes of failures.

Benefits

  • Take what you need vacation policy.
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family.
  • Life Insurance and Disability Benefits.
  • Retirement Plan options like 401K.
  • Parental Leave and fertility benefits through Carrot.
  • Daily lunches and snacks in the office.

Categories

AI & MLBackendData EngineeringTesting