Software Engineer (Applied AI)

🏢 Summary: Product-focused engineer role building and applying AI agents across a staffing marketplace to automate worker sourcing, vetting, matching, and fulfillment. You will work across mobile, web, and backend systems, partnering closely with the CTO and design to ship reliable, production-grade automation. This is an early-stage, high-ownership position shaping the core AI-driven product platform. 🗂️ Requirements: 3+ years experience with TypeScript, React or React Native, Node.js, and/or PostgreSQL, Experience integrating LLMs or AI agents into production products, or strong willingness to learn, Ability to build across frontend, backend, and APIs, Experience architecting core systems and scalable applications, Comfort working in early-stage environment with high ambiguity and ownership 📃 Skills: TypeScript, React, ReactNative, Node.js, PostgreSQL, LLMs, AI, APIs, JavaScript, SQL 🏢 Description: Traba is the AI operating layer for the industrial supply chain. We started in workforce—temp staffing, the biggest operational pain point for the manufacturing and logistics customers we serve—and used it to embed ourselves inside their daily operations and create a far better customer experience through technology. Now those same customers are pulling us beyond staffing into the broader operational workflows that run their facilities. That foundation gave us proprietary data from millions of shifts and deep enterprise relationships. By connecting to the systems running across every facility and activating the workers already on our platform to execute against them, we are building applied AI that drives real productivity gains and transforms how the global supply chain operates at scale. We are backed by Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst. Description You'll build Traba's product on top of AI agents—taking frontier models and existing agents and putting them to work across our staffing marketplace to automate the pipeline that sources, vets, matches, and places workers on millions of shifts. (Our AI Agents team builds the agent platform; you apply it everywhere it creates leverage.) This is a product-engineering role first, so you'll go where the priorities are: some weeks that's wiring up an agent that automates vetting or matching, others it's a payments flow or UI work. You'll join the founding team, partner with our CTO on the product roadmap, own product decisions, and help build our foundational tech platform. About You: An applier, not a researcher. You take frontier models and existing agents and wire them into real product across the stack—you care about shipping reliable automation, not owning the orchestration internals. And you don't need every task to be an AI task: you take the highest-priority problem, model or not. Voracious learner. You explore new languages and frameworks happily, and can talk product with a designer one minute and infrastructure with a tech lead the next. Strong front-end chops. You have experience with (or a real desire to learn) React Native, and you love building performant apps users enjoy. You Will: - Apply existing agents and frontier models across the stack—worker app, business app, ops platform, marketplace—to automate vetting, matching, and fulfillment. - Write and review high-quality code across our React Native app, React/TypeScript web apps, and Node.js/PostgreSQL APIs. - Architect core systems—from real-time matching to autonomous worker-vetting pipelines powered by ML and agents. - Partner with design to ship polished, intuitive UIs. You Have: - 3+ years with TypeScript, React/React Native, Node.js, and/or PostgreSQL. - Experience integrating LLMs or agents into real product—prompting, tool wiring—or a clear drive to learn. - Comfort in an early-stage team: ambiguity, self-direction, and fast iteration. Benefits: - Start-up equity - Competitive salary - 100% paid health, dental & vision coverage - Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass & stocked kitchen for NY employees - Commuter benefit - Gympass benefit - One Medical membership - HSA via Optum - Talkspace - HealthAdvocate - Teledoc Health Salary Range Details The compensation range for this position is set between $140,000 and $200,000, reflecting market analysis and other relevant considerations. Exceptions may be made for candidates with qualifications that significantly differ from those outlined in the job description. Equal Opportunity Employer We evaluate all applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristics that are legally protected by local, state, or federal regulations. We encourage applicants from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. Our Values Dream Big - We create and communicate a bold direction that inspires a life-changing vision and focus on long-term value. Olympian’s Work Ethic - We work harder, longer, and smarter, putting everything we have into changing the world. Growth Mindset - We confront tough challenges, adapt, learn, and push forward with resilience. Customer Obsession - We go the extra mile to deliver high-quality products and services that solve critical industry problems.

🏢 Summary: Full-stack engineering role focused on building and integrating AI-driven automation across staffing and operational workflows. The position involves developing scalable frontend and backend systems, applying LLMs and AI agents in production, and owning product features end to end in a fast-paced environment. 🗂️ Requirements: 5+ years of frontend and backend development experience, Experience with TypeScript, Experience with React or React Native, Experience with Node.js or Python, Strong knowledge of APIs, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with PostgreSQL, Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ, Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or AI agents into production products, Experience shipping scalable products in early-stage environments 📃 Skills: TypeScript, React, ReactNative, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, LLMs, APIs 🏢 Description: Traba is the AI operating layer for the industrial supply chain. We started in workforce—temp staffing, the biggest operational pain point for the manufacturing and logistics customers we serve—and used it to embed ourselves inside their daily operations and create a far better customer experience through technology. Now those same customers are pulling us beyond staffing into the broader operational workflows that run their facilities. That foundation gave us proprietary data from millions of shifts and deep enterprise relationships. But our edge is more than data: by connecting to the systems running across every facility and activating the workers already on our platform to execute against them, we are building applied AI that drives real productivity gains and transforms how the global supply chain operates at scale. We are backed by Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst. You'll build Traba's product on top of AI agents—taking frontier models and existing agents and putting them to work across our staffing marketplace to automate the pipeline that sources, vets, matches, and places workers on millions of shifts. (Our AI Agents team builds the agent platform; you apply it everywhere it creates leverage.) This is a product-engineering role first, so you'll go where the priorities are—some quarters that's an agent that automates vetting or matching, others it's a payments flow or platform work. You'll partner with our CTO on architecture and roadmap, and build the platform the rest of the company runs on. About You: - An applier, not a researcher. You take frontier models and existing agents and wire them into real product across the stack—shipping reliable automation rather than owning the orchestration internals. - Voracious learner. You move easily between API design, UX, and deployment infrastructure. - Proven full-stack builder. You have a track record of shipping scalable, performant applications from frontend interfaces to backend distributed systems. You Will: - Apply existing agents and frontier models across the stack—worker app, business app, ops platform, marketplace—to automate vetting, matching, and fulfillment. - Lead frontend and backend development, mentoring other engineers. - Architect and build core systems—real-time matching, autonomous vetting pipelines, distributed systems, and APIs. - Own product surfaces end to end, partnering closely with product and design. You Have: - 5+ years across frontend and backend: TypeScript, React/React Native, and Node.js or Python. - Strong with APIs, distributed systems, PostgreSQL, and messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ). - Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or agents into real product—prompting, tool wiring, evals. - A track record of shipping scalable products in fast, ambiguous, early-stage environments. Benefits: - Start-up equity - Competitive salary - 100% paid health, dental & vision coverage - Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass & stocked kitchen for NY employees - Commuter benefit - Gympass benefit - One Medical Membership - HSA via Optum - Talkspace - HealthAdvocate - Teledoc Health Salary Range Details: The compensation range for this position is set between $200,000 and $240,000, reflecting market analysis and other relevant considerations. Equal Opportunity Employer: Traba is dedicated to promoting equal opportunity employment practices. We evaluate all applicants without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics and encourage applicants from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. Our Values: - Dream Big - Olympian’s Work Ethic - Growth Mindset - Customer Obsession

🏢 Summary: Senior full-stack product engineering role focused on applying AI agents and frontier models to automate worker sourcing, vetting, matching, and fulfillment across a large-scale staffing marketplace. You will build and scale core systems including real-time matching, autonomous vetting pipelines, and distributed APIs, partnering closely with the CTO on architecture and roadmap. The role spans frontend, backend, and AI integrations, shipping production-ready automation in a fast-moving environment. 🗂️ Requirements: 5+ years experience in frontend and backend development, Proficiency in TypeScript, Proficiency in React or React Native, Proficiency in Node.js or Python, Strong experience with APIs, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with PostgreSQL, Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ, Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or AI agents into production products, Proven experience shipping scalable applications in early-stage environments 📃 Skills: TypeScript, React, ReactNative, Node.js, Python, APIs, DistributedSystems, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, LLMs, AI, Agents 🏢 Description: You'll build Traba's product on top of AI agents—taking frontier models and existing agents and putting them to work across the staffing marketplace to automate the pipeline that sources, vets, matches, and places workers on millions of shifts. This is a product-engineering role focused on applying AI in real product environments, partnering with the CTO on architecture and roadmap, and building the platform the company runs on. About You: An applier, not a researcher. You take frontier models and existing agents and wire them into real product across the stack—shipping reliable automation rather than owning the orchestration internals. You focus on the highest-priority problems, whether AI-driven or not. Voracious learner, comfortable moving between API design, UX, and deployment infrastructure. Proven full-stack builder with a track record of shipping scalable, performant applications from frontend interfaces to backend distributed systems. You Will: Apply existing agents and frontier models across the stack—worker app, business app, ops platform, marketplace—to automate vetting, matching, and fulfillment. Lead frontend and backend development and mentor other engineers. Architect and build core systems including real-time matching, autonomous vetting pipelines, distributed systems, and APIs. Own product surfaces end to end, partnering closely with product and design. You Have: 5+ years across frontend and backend: TypeScript, React/React Native, and Node.js or Python. Strong experience with APIs, distributed systems, PostgreSQL, and messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ). Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or agents into real products, including prompting, tool wiring, and evaluations. Track record of shipping scalable products in fast, ambiguous, early-stage environments. Benefits: Start-up equity Competitive salary ($200,000–$240,000) 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass, and stocked kitchen for NY employees Commuter benefit Gympass benefit Additional benefits: One Medical membership, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, Teledoc Health Equal Opportunity Employer: All applicants are evaluated without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics.

🏢 Summary: Product Engineering role focused on applying AI agents and frontier models across a staffing marketplace to automate sourcing, vetting, matching, and placement workflows. The position involves full-stack development, building scalable distributed systems, and architecting core platform components such as real-time matching and autonomous vetting pipelines. You will partner closely with leadership to deliver end-to-end product features that integrate LLMs into real-world operational systems. 🗂️ Requirements: 5+ years of experience in frontend and backend development, Proficiency in TypeScript, Proficiency in React or React Native, Experience with Node.js or Python, Strong experience building and consuming APIs, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with PostgreSQL, Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ, Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or AI agents into production products, Proven track record of shipping scalable applications 📃 Skills: TypeScript, React, React Native, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, LLM, APIs, DistributedSystems 🏢 Description: Traba is building an AI operating layer for the industrial supply chain, starting with workforce staffing and expanding into broader operational workflows. The role focuses on applying AI agents and frontier models across the staffing marketplace to automate sourcing, vetting, matching, and placement of workers at scale. Description You will build product features on top of AI agents, taking frontier models and existing agents and putting them to work across the staffing marketplace. This is a product-engineering-first role, requiring you to move across priorities such as automation agents, payments flows, and platform work. You will partner with the CTO on architecture and roadmap while building the platform that powers the company’s operations. Responsibilities - Apply existing agents and frontier models across the stack (worker app, business app, ops platform, marketplace) to automate vetting, matching, and fulfillment - Lead frontend and backend development and mentor other engineers - Architect and build core systems including real-time matching, autonomous vetting pipelines, distributed systems, and APIs - Own product surfaces end-to-end in partnership with product and design Requirements - 5+ years of experience across frontend and backend development - Strong experience with TypeScript, React or React Native, and Node.js or Python - Solid understanding of APIs and distributed systems - Experience with PostgreSQL and messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ - Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or AI agents into production products (prompting, tool wiring, evaluations) - Proven experience shipping scalable products in fast-paced, early-stage environments Benefits - Start-up equity - Competitive salary ($200,000–$240,000) - 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage - Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass, and stocked kitchen for NY employees - Commuter benefit - Gympass benefit - One Medical membership - HSA via Optum - Talkspace - HealthAdvocate - Teledoc Health

🏢 Summary: Senior platform engineering role focused on building and scaling AI-powered systems for staffing and supply chain operations. The position involves integrating AI agents and LLMs into production workflows, leading backend architecture, and developing scalable infrastructure for matching, vetting, and automation pipelines. 🗂️ Requirements: 7+ years of experience with TypeScript, 7+ years of experience with Node.js or Python, Experience with PostgreSQL, Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ, Experience designing scalable distributed systems, Strong API design skills, Experience with data modeling and query optimization, Track record of leading and shipping projects at scale, Ability to work in an early-stage environment, Experience building or integrating AI/LLM systems in production 📃 Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, APIs, LLMs, AI, ML, DistributedSystems, DataModeling, QueryOptimization 🏢 Description: Traba is building AI-powered systems to automate staffing and operational workflows across the industrial supply chain. You'll build the product on top of AI agents and apply frontier models across the staffing marketplace to automate sourcing, vetting, matching, and placement workflows at scale. The role focuses heavily on platform engineering, backend services, infrastructure, and scalable distributed systems. You will: - Set the standard for applying agents across the stack to automate the staffing pipeline and improve AI-assisted tooling. - Architect and lead core systems, including real-time matching and autonomous vetting pipelines powered by ML and agents. - Own platform architecture and plan for long-term scalability. - Drive backend performance, reliability, and scale. About You: - Strong experience applying frontier models and agents in production systems. - Ability to move across API design, infrastructure, and deployment. - Deep full-stack engineering experience with scalable applications, APIs, data modeling, query optimization, and distributed systems. You Have: - 7+ years with TypeScript/Node.js or Python. - Experience with PostgreSQL. - Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. - Proven record of shipping and leading projects at scale. - Experience building or integrating AI/LLM systems in production preferred. - Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, early-stage environments. Benefits: - Start-up equity - Competitive salary - 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage - Dinner provided via DoorDash and free DashPass for NY employees - Stocked kitchen for NY employees - Commuter benefit - Gympass benefit - One Medical membership - HSA via Optum - Talkspace - HealthAdvocate - Teladoc Health Salary Range: $240,000 - $300,000 Equal Opportunity Employer: All applicants are evaluated without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics.

🏢 Summary: Senior platform engineer role focused on building and scaling AI-agent powered backend systems that automate a staffing marketplace. You will architect and own core infrastructure, real-time matching, and ML-driven vetting pipelines while integrating frontier models into production. The role emphasizes distributed systems, performance, and long-term platform scalability in an early-stage environment. 🗂️ Requirements: 7+ years experience with TypeScript/Node.js or Python, Strong experience with PostgreSQL, Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ, Proven experience shipping and leading projects at scale, Deep expertise in APIs, data modeling, query optimization, distributed systems, Ability to architect scalable backend systems, Experience integrating AI/LLM systems in production (preferred), Ability to operate in early-stage, ambiguous environments 📃 Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, APIs, DistributedSystems, LLM, MachineLearning 🏢 Description: You will build Traba's product on top of AI agents and set the standard for how they are applied across the stack. You will put frontier models and existing agents to work across the staffing marketplace to automate the pipeline that sources, vets, matches, and places workers on millions of shifts, while owning the core backend services and platform it runs on. This is a platform-engineering role focused on infrastructure, matching systems, data challenges, and scaling distributed systems. You will: - Set the standard for applying agents across the stack to automate the staffing pipeline and build with AI-assisted tooling. - Architect and lead core systems, from real-time matching to autonomous vetting pipelines powered by ML and agents. - Own platform architecture with long-term scalability in mind. - Drive backend performance, reliability, and scale. You have: - 7+ years with TypeScript/Node.js or Python. - Strong experience with PostgreSQL. - Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. - Proven track record of shipping and leading projects at scale. - Deep experience designing scalable applications, APIs, data modeling, query optimization, and distributed systems. - Experience building or integrating AI/LLM systems in production is a plus. - Comfort operating in an early-stage, ambiguous environment. Benefits: - Start-up equity. - Competitive salary ($240,000–$300,000). - 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage. - Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass, and stocked kitchen for NY employees. - Commuter benefit. - Gympass benefit. - Additional benefits including One Medical membership, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, and Teladoc Health. Equal Opportunity Employer: Traba evaluates all applicants without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

🏢 Summary: AI Agent Engineer role focused on building production-grade agentic systems for supply chain workflows using frontier LLMs. The position involves designing agent harnesses, evaluations, orchestration, and integrations with enterprise systems while working closely with customers and internal teams. Candidates will own scalable AI infrastructure and deploy autonomous agents that improve operational productivity. 🗂️ Requirements: 1+ years of software engineering experience, Experience shipping LLM- or agent-based features to production, Strong Python or TypeScript/Node.js skills, Experience designing APIs and distributed systems, Experience with PostgreSQL data models, Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, Experience with evaluation frameworks and orchestration patterns, Experience with frontier model APIs, Ability to work in fast, ambiguous environments, Strong written and verbal communication skills 📃 Skills: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, LLMs, APIs, MCP, ERP, WMS, TMS 🏢 Description: Traba is the AI operating layer for the industrial supply chain. We started in workforce—temp staffing, the biggest operational pain point for the manufacturing and logistics customers we serve—and used it to embed ourselves inside their daily operations and create a far better customer experience through technology. Now those same customers are pulling us beyond staffing into the broader operational workflows that run their facilities. That foundation gave us proprietary data from millions of shifts and deep enterprise relationships. By connecting to the systems running across every facility and activating the workers already on our platform to execute against them, we are building applied AI that drives real productivity gains and transforms how the global supply chain operates at scale. You'll build the AI agents themselves—the harnesses, evals, orchestration, and model strategy the rest of Traba's product runs on. We're seeking an entrepreneurial AI Agent Engineer to join as a founding member of the Agents team and build the next layer of Traba's product—an agentic platform that synthesizes the data flowing through our marketplace and operates autonomously inside our customers' supply chain workflows. You will embed deeply in our customers' operations, design and ship production agent harnesses on top of frontier models, and turn what you learn in the field into durable product. You will partner closely with our CTO, product, and operators to take 0-to-1 ideas to scaled deployments. About You - Builder with an AI operator's instinct - Experience shipping real products on top of LLMs - Experience designing agent harnesses, structured tools, evals, and prompts against production traces - Ability to think in capability, reliability, and unit economics - Comfortable learning industry workflows and operational edge cases - High-agency problem solver in ambiguous environments - Ability to move between prompt iteration, eval design, backend services, and customer-facing UI - Focus on evaluation quality, debugging, and regression detection You Will - Embed with customers and operators to understand supply chain workflows - Design and ship agents that automate operational work - Build production agent systems on frontier LLMs - Develop tool use, sub-agents, retrieval, structured outputs, MCP servers, and orchestration systems - Own evaluation systems including datasets, rubrics, graders, and experiments - Architect data, services, and APIs for the agent layer - Integrate internal systems with customer WMS, TMS, and ERP environments - Create repeatable deployment patterns for customer rollouts You Have - 1+ years of software engineering experience - Track record of shipping LLM- or agent-based features to production - Strong Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js skills - Experience designing APIs, distributed systems, and PostgreSQL data models - Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, orchestration patterns, and frontier model APIs - Experience working in fast, ambiguous environments - Excellent written and verbal communication skills Benefits - Start-up equity - Competitive salary - 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage - Dinner provided via DoorDash and free DashPass for NY employees - Commuter benefit - Gympass benefit - One Medical membership - HSA via Optum - Talkspace - HealthAdvocate - Teledoc Health Salary Range $140,000 - $200,000 Equal Opportunity Employer Traba evaluates applicants without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets. Our Values - Dream Big - Olympian’s Work Ethic - Growth Mindset - Customer Obsession

🏢 Summary: Staff Agent Engineer role focused on building and scaling an AI agent platform for industrial supply chain operations. The position involves designing orchestration, evaluation, observability, retrieval, and integration systems for production-grade LLM agents while partnering closely with leadership and customers. The role also includes mentoring engineers, defining model strategy, and driving 0-to-1 platform development in a high-growth environment. 🗂️ Requirements: 7+ years of software engineering experience, 2+ years of production experience with LLM or agent-based systems, Strong Python or TypeScript/Node.js expertise, Experience designing distributed systems and APIs, Experience with PostgreSQL and messaging systems, Ownership of production agent systems including orchestration, retrieval, evals, and observability, Experience with model strategy, prompting, fine-tuning, and retrieval systems, Ability to build evaluation datasets and regression tooling, Experience in early-stage or 0-to-1 product environments, Strong written and verbal communication skills 📃 Skills: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, LLM, AI, APIs, MCP 🏢 Description: Traba is building an AI-driven operational platform for the industrial supply chain, expanding from workforce staffing into broader workflow automation across manufacturing and logistics facilities. We are seeking a Staff Agent Engineer to join as a founding member of the Agents team and lead development of the company’s agentic platform. The role focuses on building the AI agents, orchestration runtime, evaluation systems, observability stack, and integrations that power operational workflows at scale. You’ll partner closely with the CTO to define the architecture, model strategy, deployment patterns, and reliability standards for production AI agents. The position requires deep technical expertise combined with customer-facing operational understanding. About You - Built and deployed production-scale agent systems - Experience with orchestration, evals, retrieval, observability, and on-call ownership - Strong understanding of prompting, fine-tuning, retrieval, and code tradeoffs - Comfortable learning operational workflows directly from customer environments - Able to lead by example through hands-on technical execution - Strong focus on prompt versioning, evaluation datasets, and observability You Will - Architect the agent platform end-to-end including orchestration runtime, evaluation systems, observability, and integrations with internal and customer systems - Own foundational decisions around model strategy, retrieval, memory architecture, and tooling - Work directly with customers and operators to inform product and deployment decisions - Build datasets, graders, regression suites, and experimentation tooling for evaluation workflows - Hire and mentor engineers while defining engineering quality standards - Partner with leadership on long-term platform roadmap and execution You Have - 7+ years of software engineering experience - 2+ years of hands-on production experience with LLM or agent-based systems - Strong expertise in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js - Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and PostgreSQL data models - Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ - Ownership of production agent systems including orchestration, retrieval, evals, observability, and latency/cost optimization - Background in vertical AI, AI-agent platforms, forward-deployed engineering, or AI-native data companies - Experience building 0-to-1 products in early-stage environments - Strong communication and collaboration skills Benefits - Start-up equity - Competitive salary - 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage - Dinner provided via DoorDash - Free DashPass - Stocked kitchen for NY employees - Commuter benefit - Gympass benefit - One Medical membership - HSA via Optum - Talkspace - HealthAdvocate - Teledoc Health Salary Range $240,000 - $300,000 Equal Opportunity Employer Traba evaluates applicants without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

🏢 Summary: Senior Staff Agent Engineer role focused on architecting and leading the development of an end-to-end AI agent platform for industrial operations, including orchestration, evaluation, model strategy, and system integrations. The position involves building production-grade LLM-based agents, defining foundational technical decisions, and partnering closely with leadership and customers to deploy scalable, reliable agent systems. This is a 0-to-1, high-impact role with ownership over agent infrastructure, quality standards, and technical direction. 🗂️ Requirements: 7+ years of software engineering experience, 2+ years of hands-on production experience with LLM- or agent-based systems, Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js, Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and data models, Experience with PostgreSQL and modern messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent), Proven ownership of a production-grade agent system (orchestration, tool use, retrieval, evals, observability), Experience with model strategy, fine-tuning, prompting, and retrieval architectures, Ability to design evaluation datasets, regression suites, and experimentation tooling, Experience leading 0-to-1 builds in early-stage environments, Strong written and verbal communication skills 📃 Skills: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, LLM, Agents, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, APIs, DistributedSystems, Retrieval, FineTuning, Prompting, Observability, Orchestration 🏢 Description: Description Traba is building the AI operating layer for the industrial supply chain, expanding from workforce management into broader operational workflows across manufacturing and logistics facilities. As a Staff Agent Engineer and founding member of the Agents team, you will lead the development of the agentic platform that synthesizes marketplace data, integrates with customer operational systems, and acts autonomously within facility workflows. You will partner closely with the CTO to define core architectural decisions around how agents are built, evaluated, and deployed, setting the standard for quality, reliability, and scalability. About You You've built agent systems that have been deployed into production at scale, including designing orchestration patterns, evaluation frameworks, and model strategies. You are comfortable working across prompting, fine-tuning, retrieval, and code, and have strong opinions on how to balance them. You combine domain depth with technical breadth, learning real-world operational environments and translating them into robust architecture. You lead by example, writing foundational implementations, selecting core tools and model providers, and building evaluation and observability infrastructure. Responsibilities - Architect the end-to-end agent platform, including orchestration runtime, evaluation and observability stack, and integration layer with internal and customer systems (WMS/TMS/ERP) - Own foundational technical decisions such as model strategy, harness design, retrieval and memory architecture, tool surface, and quality measurement - Spend time on-site with customers and operators to translate operational realities into durable product patterns - Build evaluation as an engineering discipline, including datasets, graders, regression suites, and experimentation tooling - Hire and mentor engineers and define high standards for technical quality - Partner with CTO, product, and operations leadership on the long-term platform roadmap Qualifications - 7+ years of software engineering experience - 2+ years of hands-on production experience with LLM- or agent-based systems - Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js - Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and data models on PostgreSQL and modern messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent) - Demonstrated ownership of a production-grade agent system including orchestration, tool use, retrieval, evaluation, observability, and cost/latency tuning - Background in vertical AI, AI-agent companies, forward-deployed engineering, or AI-native data companies; supply chain or logistics exposure is a plus - Experience leading 0-to-1 builds in early-stage environments - Strong written and verbal communication skills Benefits - Start-up equity - Competitive salary - 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage - Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass, and stocked kitchen for NY employees - Commuter benefit - Gympass benefit - Additional benefits: One Medical membership, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc Health Salary Range The compensation range for this position is $240,000 - $300,000.

🏢 Summary: Staff Agent Engineer role focused on architecting and leading the development of an end-to-end AI agent platform that integrates with industrial operational systems and runs production-grade LLM-based agents at scale. The position involves owning model strategy, orchestration, evaluation infrastructure, and system integrations while partnering closely with leadership and customers. This is a senior, 0-to-1 role building reliable, production-ready agent systems that drive operational workflows. 🗂️ Requirements: 7+ years of software engineering experience, 2+ years of hands-on production experience with LLM- or agent-based systems, Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js, Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and data models, Experience with PostgreSQL and modern messaging systems, Proven ownership of production agent systems including orchestration, tool use, retrieval, evals, and observability, Experience leading 0-to-1 builds in early-stage environments, Strong written and verbal communication skills 📃 Skills: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, LLM, APIs, DistributedSystems, Retrieval, Orchestration, Observability, Messaging, ERP, WMS, TMS 🏢 Description: Traba is the AI operating layer for the industrial supply chain. We started in workforce—temp staffing, the biggest operational pain point for the manufacturing and logistics customers we serve—and used it to embed ourselves inside their daily operations and create a far better customer experience through technology. Now those same customers are pulling us beyond staffing into the broader operational workflows that run their facilities. That foundation gave us proprietary data from millions of shifts and deep enterprise relationships. By connecting to the systems running across every facility and activating the workers already on our platform to execute against them, we are building applied AI that drives real productivity gains and transforms how the global supply chain operates at scale. You'll build the AI agents themselves—the harnesses, evals, orchestration, and model strategy the rest of the product runs on. We're seeking an entrepreneurial Staff Agent Engineer to join as a founding member of the Agents team and lead the development of the agentic platform—the layer that synthesizes the data flowing through the marketplace, talks to customers' operational systems, and acts autonomously inside the workflows that run their facilities. You will partner with the CTO to make the core architectural decisions on how agents are built, evaluated, and deployed; set the bar for quality and reliability; and bring perspective on agent-building, customer immersion, and data-product craft. About You You've built agents that survived contact with reality. You've shipped agent systems into production at scale—designed the harness, picked the orchestration patterns, owned the evals, and handled on-call—and you have strong opinions on where to draw the line between prompting, fine-tuning, retrieval, and code. You are comfortable learning an industry's actual operations (WMS quirks, shift cadence, exception handling) and letting that shape architecture. You raise the bar by writing canonical examples, picking foundational tools, integrating model providers, designing eval infrastructure, and setting standards for quality and reliability. You have strong opinions on eval datasets, prompt versioning, observability for agents, and building clean abstractions without over-engineering. You Will Architect the agent platform end-to-end—building the orchestration runtime, eval and observability stack, and integration layer to internal and customer systems (WMS/TMS/ERP). Own foundational technical decisions including model strategy, harness design, retrieval and memory architecture, tool surface, and quality measurement. Spend time in the field with customers and operators, translating operational insights into durable product and repeatable deployment patterns. Build evaluation as a disciplined engineering function—datasets, graders, regression suites, and experimentation tooling. Hire and mentor engineers and set engineering standards. Partner with leadership on the multi-year platform roadmap. You Have 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years of hands-on production work on LLM- or agent-based systems. Deep expertise in Python and/or TypeScript/Node.js, with experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and data models on PostgreSQL and modern messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent). Demonstrated ownership of production agent systems including orchestration, tool use, retrieval, evaluation, observability, and cost/latency tuning. Background in vertical AI, AI-agent companies, forward-deployed engineering, or AI-native data companies. Bonus for supply chain, logistics, or industrial exposure. Experience leading 0-to-1 builds in early-stage environments. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Benefits Start-up equity. Competitive salary. 100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage. Dinner provided via DoorDash, free DashPass, and stocked kitchen for NY employees. Commuter benefit. Gympass benefit. Additional benefits include One Medical membership, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, and Teladoc Health. Salary Range Details The compensation range for this position is $240,000 to $300,000, with potential exceptions for candidates whose qualifications significantly differ from those outlined. Equal Opportunity Employer The company evaluates all applicants without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets.