Software Engineer, Platform

The role

You will build Sierra's platform primitives to power how agents are built, orchestrated, and deployed. You will design systems including runtime systems, developer tooling, and internal infrastructure to enable reliable, steerable agents.

What you will do

• Build Sierra's platform.
• Work on platform primitives that power how agents are built, orchestrated, and deployed.
• Invent the foundations of agent development.
• Design systems that enable engineers and customers to build reliable, steerable agents.
• Build runtime systems, developer tooling, and internal infrastructure.
• Enable engineers to move faster.
• Build tools and workflows that accelerate how engineers build and deploy agents.

Required qualifications

• A passion for being on the frontier of AI products.
• Pride in building reliable, maintainable, and secure systems that scale.
• Motivation and high-agency to drive outcomes in a high-autonomy culture.
• 4+ years hands-on experience building production systems.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience building developer platforms or SDKs.
• Experience working on distributed systems.
• Experience building AI-powered products.
• Leadership experience on technical projects.

Benefits

• Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
• Parental leave
• Fertility and family building benefits
• Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee when working onsite
• Discretionary benefit stipend
• Free alphorn lessons
• Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans

About the company

Sierra is a platform for customer-facing AI agents. It was co-founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor.