Senior Software Engineer - AI Agentic Product Dev

Santa Clara, CA

About the role

Build and ship AI-powered product features using LLMs, NLP, and agent-based workflows Develop backend services and APIs that support model inference, orchestration, and tool execution Implement LLM workflows, including pipelines, retrieval (RAG) systems, and goal-oriented agent behaviors Work closely with Product Managers and Designers to turn AI-driven ideas into working features Collaborate with ML engineers to integrate, evaluate, and productionize models Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussion Help improve system performance, reliability, and scalability 3-5 years of professional software engineering experience Strong experience building backend or full-stack applications Proficiency in Python and at least one other language (Java, Go, or TypeScript) Hands-on experience integrating LLMs, NLP, or ML-powered features Familiarity with APIs, distributed systems, and backend services Understanding of prompting, embeddings, and model inference Solid software engineering fundamentals (testing, debugging, system design) Product mindset with a focus on real-world impact and usability Experience with agentic systems, workflows, or orchestration frameworks Exposure to RAG Architecture Design & Evaluation Experience working in AI-first or fast-moving product teams Experience our comprehensive

benefits with family medical, vision and dental coverage, a competitive base salary, and eligibility for equity awards and discretionary bonuses or commissions.

About Eightfold

Eightfold is a developer of a talent intelligence platform used to help companies find, recruit, and retain workers. Its platform bridges the talent gap by using the power of Artificial Intelligence, which helps to turn talent management into a competitive advantage and enables clients to match candidates to the right roles.

Eightfold was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Job details

Salary

$143,000 - $191,000

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Company

NameEightfold
IndustryAnalytics
Team Size4

Funding

Total raised

$410M

Last stage

Series E

Investors

SoftBank Vision Fund
General Catalyst
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Foundation Capital
IVP

Founders

Ashutosh Garg

Ashutosh Garg

Co-Founder & CEO

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Varun Kacholia

Varun Kacholia

Co-Founder & CTO

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.