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Staff Software Engineer - Agent Core

On-site
TaskletSan Francisco, CA, US5 hours agoWebsite
Full-time
Staff / Principal
Backend

Compensation

$280,000-$380,000
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Description

IMPORTANT: the best way to apply is by submitting a video application by following the instructions on our jobs page here.

At Tasklet, we're building the cloud agent OS for work. Our agents are a complex orchestration of LLMs, virtual machines, storage infrastructure, external integrations, triggers, and other systems that all work together to make AI feel like magic.

We're looking for a staff-level software engineer to help us design & build the next generation of our core agent infrastructure. This is a leadership role with generous equity intended for a truly exceptional candidate.

Compensation

  • $280k → $380k salary
  • 0.4% → 0.8% equity
  • Competitive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k, 4 weeks PTO, free lunch, etc)

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture & continuous improvement of core parts of our agent's technical infrastructure
  • Identify, design, build, ship, and improve new agent features
  • Become a world expert at context engineering, including following the latest research & tech. Do whatever is needed to keep us at the frontier.
  • Define abstractions that enable the entire team to ship rapidly and reliably on top of your code
  • Step up to solve challenges wherever needed—this is a startup, and we're all in it together!

Our ideal candidate

  • Very strong CS fundamentals & a systems engineering or distributed systems background
  • Exceptional, AI-native programming skills using an ultra-modern stack
  • You were the technical lead for a large scale cloud system that's currently in production
  • You're AGI-pilled & deep into relevant AI tech. You're currently building an AI agent system.
  • You could easily be an engineering leader on an agent product at a top AI lab — but you want the outsized impact of a startup and you believe Tasklet can win.

Read more about our company and apply via video by following the directions on our careers page.

Interview process

The whole process can move very quickly.

  1. Send us a video application by following the instructions on our jobs page here.
  2. We'll get on a call with you
  3. If there seems like a mutual fit, we'll bring you onsite for 1/2 day.

Stack

LLMsDistributed Systems
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Last seen
Jun 25, 2026
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Staff Software Engineer - Agent Core at Tasklet | Kairos