The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Senior Software Engineer, Agent Frameworks

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Base Salary

$147k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build frameworks, SDKs, and execution surfaces governing interactions among agents, tools, and services.
  • Build sandboxed agent execution infrastructure for safely running and inspecting workflows at scale.
  • Design and maintain evaluation and benchmarking frameworks for agent components and end-to-end systems.
  • Develop developer-facing abstractions and tools that enable research scientists to build, compose, and deploy agents.
  • Improve system reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.
  • Own the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support.
  • Collaborate across engineering, research, and product teams to deliver maintainable, well-tested systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of technical experience; relevant experience may substitute for education.
  • Strong Python engineering skills and experience building production services and developer-facing tools.
  • Experience designing SDKs, APIs, or frameworks adopted and used by other engineers.
  • Hands-on experience with agentic systems, including orchestration, tool integration, sandboxed execution, memory management, or agent runtime surfaces.
  • Experience designing evaluation or benchmarking infrastructure for system or component performance.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP, containerization, and deployment automation.
  • Strong communication skills and ownership of results.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, health savings, healthcare reimbursement, and flexible spending account plans.
  • 401(k) plan, annual bonuses, and participation in a long-term incentive plan.
  • $125 per month for commuting or internet expenses and $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
  • Up to 10 sick days, 7 personal days, 20 vacation days, and 12 paid holidays annually.
  • Work from Ai2's Seattle offices; on-site requirements vary by position and team.
  • Learning opportunities including weekly Ai2 Academy lectures, ongoing education, and access to AI experts.
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