Base Salary
$230k - $315k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and develop the Agent Harness runtime for agent planning, reasoning, memory, and tool-execution loops.
- Build reliable state machines that can pause, resume, and version agent trajectories.
- Design secure, isolated, ephemeral environments for executing agent-generated code.
- Develop high-throughput APIs and integration layers connecting agents to external services, databases, web search, and file processors.
- Implement security guardrails against prompt injection and jailbreaks while enforcing data isolation boundaries.
- Optimize routing, context-window pruning, context caching, token usage, latency, and operational costs.
- Write high-level design documents, align engineering teams on technical strategy, and mentor software engineers.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience designing, scaling, and operating mission-critical distributed systems.
- At least 2 years of production experience building or modifying agent execution environments, LLM orchestrators, or tool-calling frameworks.
- Expert proficiency in Go and Python, with strong knowledge of concurrent programming, microservices, gRPC, and scalable API design.
- Experience with containerization, virtualization, and sandboxing untrusted code execution, including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Deep familiarity with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, and relational or non-relational database design.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or engineering, or equivalent practical systems engineering experience.
- Preferred experience developing developer tools, SDKs, or extensible plug-in architectures.
- Preferred experience with React and TypeScript for frontend integrations.
- Experience in high-growth startup environments is preferred.
Benefits
- Flexible PTO
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with matching
- Parental leave and fertility benefits
- 10 free therapy sessions through Samata Health
- Wellness stipend
- Lunch credit when working in the office
- Hybrid work arrangement
Tech Stack
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About Instabase
Instabase enables the world's leading enterprises to automate their most complex, document-heavy workflows and realize immediate value from their AI initiatives. Instabase utilizes a proprietary “context-first” architecture—transforming unstructured document packets into reliable, auditable data before applying agentic reasoning to execute complex business logic, ensuring verifiable accuracy and compliance for mission-critical processes. Its platform is architected to protect your data and ensure your automation initiatives deliver tangible business value, mitigating risk and maximizing returns. Built for the most rigorous enterprise demands and trusted by leading global banks, top insurance carriers, and major public sector agencies, Instabase is the proven platform for turning AI potential into measurable business ROI. Headquartered in San Francisco, Instabase is backed by top investors, including Greylock Partners, NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, and Index Ventures. For more information, visit instabase.com.