Staff AI Engineer - Multi-Agent Frameworks

Sokoni Kwetu Limited; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

ClickUp is seeking a Staff AI Engineer - Multi-Agent Frameworks to lead backend development of a platform that lets users design and deploy intelligent agents. You will integrate multiple LLMs, orchestrate workflows, and advance multi-agent coordination across complex scenarios.

You will collaborate with product, design, and frontend teams, implementing privacy-conscious data handling and leveraging search capabilities to enhance agent access to information.

Qualifications

• Experience with multiple LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere) and understanding their strengths/limitations.
• Expertise with orchestration frameworks for agent workflows (e.g., LangGraph).
• Strong background in evaluating AI systems in complex tests and environments.
• Deep understanding of AI/ML fundamentals with focus on backend engineering.
• Passion for applying latest AI advances to agent tech and real-world problems.
• Experience with AI privacy scenarios including data anonymization and compliant handling.
• Experience with search technologies and integrating them into AI systems.
• Experience building or deploying Multi-Agent Frameworks/Systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a platform to create and manage AI agents and their interactions.
• Integrate multiple LLMs and ensure orchestration and scalability for agent operations.
• Leverage LangGraph and similar frameworks to build complex workflows for coordination.
• Develop evaluation frameworks for testing AI agents in challenging scenarios.
• Stay at the forefront of AI advances and apply them to enhance agent capabilities.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers for a seamless UX.
• Address AI privacy scenarios and ensure data protection compliance.
• Contribute to improving search capabilities and integrating them into the platform.

Skills

LLMs

Orchestration

Evaluation

Backend engineering

AI privacy

Search

Multi-Agent Frameworks

ML fundamentals

Job description

At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI. We are an AI-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff AI Engineer - Multi-Agent Frameworks to join our AI Platform team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in building a cutting-edge platform that empowers our users to create and deploy sophisticated intelligent agents, with a key focus on enabling collaborative and multi-agentic behaviors. This is a backend-focused role that requires deep expertise in AI, large language models (LLMs), and orchestration software.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a robust platform to enable users to create and manage AI agents and their interactions.
• Integrate and work with multiple LLMs, ensuring seamless orchestration and scalability for both individual and coordinated agent operations.
• Leverage orchestration frameworks like LangGraph and others to build complex workflows and pipelines that support diverse agent functionalities, including frameworks for multi-agent coordination.
• Develop and implement evaluation frameworks for testing AI agents in challenging and complex scenarios, focusing on individual performance and system-level dynamics.
• Stay at the forefront of AI advancements, incorporating the latest research and technologies into our platform to enhance agent capabilities and collaboration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and frontend engineers, to deliver a seamless user experience for building and deploying intelligent systems.
• Address challenging AI privacy scenarios, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and best practices within agent-based applications.
• Contribute to improving search capabilities and integrating them into the AI platform to provide agents with essential information access.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with multiple LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, etc.) and understanding their strengths and limitations.
• Expertise in orchestration software like LangGraph or similar frameworks used for building and managing agent workflows.
• Strong background in developing evaluation frameworks for AI systems, particularly in complex testing environments.
• Deep understanding of AI and machine learning fundamentals, with a focus on backend engineering.
• Passion for staying updated with the latest developments in AI and applying them to real-world problems, particularly in the realm of agent technologies.
• Experience with challenging AI privacy scenarios, including data anonymization, secure data handling, and compliance.
• Experience with search technologies and their integration into AI systems.
• Experience building or deploying Multi-Agent Frameworks or Multi-Agent Systems.

Equal Opportunity Employer

ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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