Staff Software Engineer, Agent Orchestration

About Decagon Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences. Our technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Block’s Cash App and Square, Chime, Oura Health, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel. We’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships. We’re proud to be backed by world-class investors who share that vision, including a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue, and Index Ventures, along with many others. We’re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity. Our values — Just Get It Done, Invent What Customers Want, Winner’s Mindset, and The Polymath Principle — shape how we work and grow as a team. About the Team The Agent Orchestration team builds the core execution layer that powers every agent interaction. This includes the systems responsible for coordinating model reasoning, evaluating agent behavior, and ensuring that agents behave reliably in real customer environments. We focus on correctness, reliability, and speed. Our work shapes how Decagon agents plan, decide, and take actions across millions of interactions. About the Role As a Staff Software Engineer on the Agent Orchestration team, you will own the long term architecture of Decagon’s agent platform. You will lead large, multi quarter initiatives that shape how our orchestration engine works, how it scales, and how engineers across the company build on top of it. This role is for someone who thrives on technical depth, can influence across teams, and enjoys creating strong, principled systems that last. You will work closely with Research, Infra, Product Engineering, and Agent SWE to define the standards and frameworks that keep Decagon agents reliable and intelligent. In this role, you will - Own the architecture and evolution of the core execution engine behind Decagon agents - Lead design for systems that coordinate complex reasoning and action flows at scale - Drive reliability, testing, and observability standards across the orchestration stack - Create frameworks that enable safe, fast iteration on agent behavior - Mentor senior engineers and help grow the technical culture of Agent Orchestration Your background looks something like this - 8+ years of engineering experience with a strong record of technical leadership - Proficiency in Python or Typescript and comfort with asynchronous programming - Expertise in distributed systems, concurrency, or large-scale real-time platforms - Ability to define long-term architecture and lead complex cross-functional projects - Strong instincts around system correctness, reliability, and debuggability - Experience mentoring other engineers and raising the technical bar Even better if you have - Experience designing runtimes, execution engines, or agent frameworks - Experience with model driven applications or complex orchestration logic - Experience with evaluation or experimentation systems - Experience influencing engineering standards across multiple teams Compensation $200K – $400K + Offers Equity This range reflects the expected compensation for this role. Compensation within the range is determined based on experience, skills, and the scope of responsibilities, with flexibility for candidates who demonstrate exceptional impact. In addition to base salary, we offer competitive equity. Final compensation may vary based on location within the United States. Benefits We proudly offer the following benefits for our full-time employees: - Take what you need vacation policy - Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family - Life Insurance and Disability Benefits - Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension) - Parental Leave - Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot - Daily lunches and snacks in the office to keep you at your best These benefits are described in more detail in Decagon’s policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.