Engineer, Apps & Agents — Developer Tools & Integrations

Ollama; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ollama in Palo Alto is seeking a product engineering contributor to shape how developers use our desktop app, CLI, and existing tools. You will enable open models to work smoothly with standard dev workflows, agent harnesses, IDEs, and local/cloud setups.

You will design interfaces, build native and backend components, and create integrations that let others create and maintain their own tooling, with a focus on reliability and a great developer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience building developer-oriented products.
• Ability to own ambiguous work from exploration to polish.
• Familiarity with Go, TypeScript, React and integrating tools.
• Strong debugging across processes, API surfaces, and apps.
• Experience shipping desktop or IDE-related tooling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine Ollama's desktop app and CLI.
• Create integrations with developer tools and IDEs.
• Develop native and backend components across Go, TS, and web surfaces.
• Ensure compatibility across local and cloud models.
• Collaborate with model engineers to ship new capabilities.
• Test workflows and improve reliability across toolchains.

Skills

Go

TypeScript

React

Developer tools

Debugger

Job description

Ollama in Palo Alto is seeking a product engineering contributor to shape how developers use our desktop app, CLI, and existing tools. You will enable open models to work smoothly with standard dev workflows, agent harnesses, IDEs, and local/cloud setups.

You will design interfaces, build native and backend components, and create integrations that let others create and maintain their own tooling, with a focus on reliability and a great developer experience.