Staff Software Engineer - Builder Platform

About the role

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer – Builder Platform based in United States.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a strategic role in designing and scaling an internal platform that empowers engineering teams to work more efficiently through AI-powered agents, automated workflows, and advanced developer tools. You will own the architecture, development, and operation of agent platforms and AI infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability across the organization. Working closely with teams across Engineering, Product, Sales, and business operations, you will identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve productivity. You will also establish best practices, drive adoption of agentic technologies, and measure their impact through data-driven insights. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of modern software development while contributing to products and open-source solutions that can benefit the broader developer community. You will also mentor engineers and help foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Accountabilities: - Agent Platform Strategy and Architecture: Own the strategy, architecture, development, and operation of the internal Agent Platform, enabling teams to deploy, run, evaluate, govern, and continuously improve AI agents and agentic workflows.

- Design and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure that supports the lifecycle of AI agents and automated workflows across multiple teams and business use cases.

- Architect AI infrastructure components, including Large Language Model (LLM) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateways, with appropriate guardrails, fallback mechanisms, usage monitoring, cost controls, and model rollout policies.

- Design, build, and operate intelligent agents and workflows that automate engineering processes from issue identification to production deployment, as well as business processes from initial triggers to measurable outcomes.

- Developer Infrastructure and Tooling: Lead the development and continuous improvement of developer infrastructure, including source control systems, Continuous Integration (CI), and internal engineering tools.

- Build and maintain developer tools that simplify workflows, reduce operational friction, and improve productivity across the organization.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Sales, and General and Administrative (G&A) teams to identify high-impact opportunities for AI adoption and workflow automation.

- Translate complex and sometimes ambiguous business and technical requirements into scalable, practical solutions that are widely adopted.

- Establish best practices for agent development and agentic tooling, creating enablement resources, documentation, and standardized workflows that encourage adoption across teams.