Staff AI Platform Engineer (Backend)

Quo; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 186,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical coverage

Lifestyle stipend

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Quo is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the AI agent platform, shaping how agents are built and run for thousands of users. You will own architecture, tooling, and the execution engine, guiding multiple teams and delivering high-impact, scalable solutions.

You’ll mentor engineers, remain aligned with the latest LLM developments, and pair with teammates to accelerate delivery while maintaining a strong focus on customer value.

Qualifications

• Built and scaled the backend of a product with many users.
• Shipped LLM-powered systems to production.
• Experience with an agent platform or orchestration layer.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of the agent platform and its execution layer.
• Lead cross-team design reviews and code reviews for core infra.
• Ship scalable orchestration for multiple subagents and tasks.
• Define memory and self-learning paths for better agent performance.
• Drive cost, reliability and performance as usage grows.
• Create clear docs and foster collaboration across teams.
• Mentor engineers and stay current with LLMs and tooling.

Skills

System architecture

LLM-powered systems

TypeScript & Node.js

Back-end scaling

Team leadership

Documentation

Tools

Temporal

RabbitMQ

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Job description

Quo is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the AI agent platform, shaping how agents are built and run for thousands of users. You will own architecture, tooling, and the execution engine, guiding multiple teams and delivering high-impact, scalable solutions.

You’ll mentor engineers, remain aligned with the latest LLM developments, and pair with teammates to accelerate delivery while maintaining a strong focus on customer value.