CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time$208k–$365k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Provide technical leadership for a team transforming merchant onboarding and activation through agent-enabled experiences using AI and personalized recommendations.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (AI/Agent Systems)

Builds

Scalable MCP-first systems for merchant onboarding, activation, and growth experiences.

Domain

E-commerce / AI / Agent-based systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Architecture of complex software systems, Agent-enabled system design, MCP integrations, Product partnership, Experimentation and causal thinking, AI-assisted development workflow, Technical direction and coaching

Preferred skills

Experience with merchant signals, External agent ecosystem integrations, AI verification and quality validation

Technologies

MCP, AI frameworks, Agent ecosystems

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and delivery of scalable systems, Partner with Product to shape growth roadmaps, Design integrations for merchant signals and recommendations, Build agent-enabled experiences for campaign creation, Use AI to accelerate prototyping and iteration, Improve team AI harness for development and operations, Raise technical bar through design reviews and coaching