AI Research Engineer - Agentic AI & Memory (Remote)

Dropzone AI; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company paid health insurance

401K plan with employer match

Self-Managed PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Dropzone AI is seeking a Senior to Principal-level AI Research Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced AI systems. This role focuses on building multi-step reasoning agents and architecting memory systems. Candidates should have over 5 years in software engineering, with production experience in GenAI. The position is fully remote with a generous benefits package including health insurance and a 401K plan. Join us to help transform cyber defense using GenAI.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering, with at least 1+ year applying GenAI in production.
• Proven experience building or researching agent frameworks / tool-using LLMs.
• Experience with openclaw and Claude Code harness architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced multi-step reasoning agents.
• Develop frameworks for multi-agent coordination.
• Architect memory subsystems and build retrieval mechanisms.

Skills

Context/harness engineering

Real-world deployment testing

Converting LLM outputs

Ownership mindset

Education

5+ years in software engineering

Experience in GenAI

Tools

Agent frameworks

Memory/retrieval systems

Job description

Dropzone AI is seeking a Senior to Principal-level AI Research Engineer to lead the design and development of advanced AI systems. This role focuses on building multi-step reasoning agents and architecting memory systems. Candidates should have over 5 years in software engineering, with production experience in GenAI. The position is fully remote with a generous benefits package including health insurance and a 401K plan. Join us to help transform cyber defense using GenAI.