Staff Engineer - AI Agent

Job description

We are a cybersecurity company building a next-generation AI-driven operations platform, designed to power complex, high-stakes workflows. Our product integrates generative AI deeply into real-time operational environments—combining reasoning, retrieval, and automation into scalable, trustworthy systems.

1. ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re a cybersecurity company building a next-generation AI-driven operations platform, designed to power complex, high-stakes workflows. The product integrates generative AI deeply into real-time operational environments—combining reasoning, retrieval, and automation into scalable, trustworthy systems.

We’re looking for an Applied AI Engineer with strong backend and AI experience who can architect, build, and scale secure, performant systems. You’ll work closely with product, AI/ML, and design teams to deliver capabilities that drive investigation speed, streamline operations, and unlock new modes of human-AI collaboration.

2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Development

• End-to-end ownership of complex system features: from backend services and API design to user-facing interactions.

• Architect and implement scalable AI agent and backend systems for high-volume, real-time operational workloads.

• Integrate LLMs and GenAI components into production workflows, including fine-tuning, prompt orchestration, retrieval pipelines, and evaluation loops.

• Design and implement robust data flows (e.g., event streams, message queues, job orchestration) to support next-gen SOC/NOC capabilities.

• Build resilient real-time user experiences (e.g., dashboards, streaming data visualization, multi-user collaboration).

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