API & Developer Platform Engineer

Syntic AI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntic AI, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build agent orchestration systems and tool-calling capabilities that power autonomous AI agents.

You will ensure observable behavior, handle failures, and improve task success through measurable evaluations. Join a team delivering runtime platforms for AI agents in production.

Qualifications

• Production-ready experience building LLM-powered applications or agents.
• Strong backend engineering with TypeScript or Python.
• Understanding of failure modes in tool-using models.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement agent orchestration systems.
• Build tool-calling capabilities for agent workflows.
• Use measurable evaluations to improve task success rates.
• Make agent behavior observable and safely interruptible.
• Support recovery from failure modes in tool-using models.

Skills

LLM-powered apps

Backend engineering

TypeScript

Python

Failure modes

Job description

Role overview

Build backend systems that enable AI agents to plan tasks, use tools, maintain memory, and recover when workflows fail. While the title points to APIs and developer platforms, the available details describe agent runtime work and do not specify particular API or platform deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement agent orchestration systems.
• Build tool-calling capabilities for agent workflows.
• Use measurable evaluations to improve task success rates.
• Make agent behavior observable and safely interruptible.
• Support recovery from failure modes in tool-using models.

Requirements

• Experience building LLM-powered applications or agents for production use.
• Strong backend engineering experience in TypeScript or Python.
• Understanding of failure modes in tool-using models.