Senior Founding Engineer - AI Agents & Scalable Systems

present of AI; Arkansas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

present of AI is seeking a hands-on builder who ships working systems from data integrations to an agent layer and the underlying schema. A strong candidate has helped carry a startup through growth and built systems that survived it.

Breadth matters more than narrow depth: backend Python, some frontend, data modelling, reliability work and design tradeoffs. In this role you’ll work on agent harnesses, tool interfaces, retrieval and memory, applying to messy distributor and retailer data.

Qualifications

• Hands-on builder who ships working systems from data integrations to an agent layer.
• Startup growth experience is valued and systems survive scale.
• Breadth over depth: backend Python, frontend, data modelling, reliability, and design tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain agent harnesses, tool interfaces, and memory.
• Ensure reliability, observability, and measurable evaluations.
• Design data schemas and ensure data lineage.

Skills

Backend Python

Frontend development

Data modelling

Reliability

Observability

Systems design

Job description

present of AI is seeking a hands-on builder who ships working systems from data integrations to an agent layer and the underlying schema. A strong candidate has helped carry a startup through growth and built systems that survived it.

Breadth matters more than narrow depth: backend Python, some frontend, data modelling, reliability work and design tradeoffs. In this role you’ll work on agent harnesses, tool interfaces, retrieval and memory, applying to messy distributor and retailer data.