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AI agent builder · natural language specifications

Founding Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area · Onsite$110k–$160k/yrPosted 7 days ago
Software engineeringUnspecifiedFull TimeSponsorship mentioned
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As a founding engineer, you'll help shape the foundation of how intelligent agents are built, verified, and deployed — not just at Relari, but across the next generation of AI-native software.

In this role, you will

  • Architect core systems for Nuvi — designing how natural language specifications are turned into structured, testable agent behavior.

  • Build infrastructure that enables agents to integrate with real-world tools, APIs, and knowledge sources.

  • Ensure agent reliability by developing systems for simulation, automated evaluation, and behavioral verification.

  • Work directly with customers , helping them go from intent to working agents — and using that feedback to inform what we build next.

  • Continuously explore new ways agents can reason, act, and improve — and bring those innovations into the product.

  • You’re a good fit if:

  • You’ve built and shipped technically complex systems — whether infrastructure, AI tools, or end-user products.

  • You’re a Software Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, or Research Engineer at a fast-growing software company or top research lab.

  • You thrive in a fast-moving environment and view unstructured environments as opportunities to identify the most impactful work and define the future success of the company.

  • You operate like a owner: you identify high-leverage problems, drive them to resolution, and raise the bar for the team.

Bonus points if you have

  • Built or contributed to an AI agent framework, orchestration layer, or evaluation pipeline.

  • Trained or fine-tuned foundation models, or worked on tools that enable others to do so.

  • Published in top ML/NLP conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, ACL) or contributed to widely used open-source projects.