Sema4.ai · 23 hours ago
Staff Engineer, Agentic Backend
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expSema4.ai is building an Enterprise AI Agent platform that changes how knowledge work is done. As a Staff Backend Engineer on the Agent Platform, you will work with the AI team to build production systems and features that turn cognitive architectures into customer-facing functionality.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Design and implement the backend systems that make agents usable in production: execution engines, workflow orchestration, tool invocation frameworks, document processing systems, database interfaces, authentication and authorization, and lifecycle management
Work closely with the AI team to consume new cognitive primitives and turn them into concrete, shippable functionality: agent behaviors, configuration models, execution semantics, and observability surfaces that customers can rely on
Ensure agent-powered systems behave predictably under load and over time. This includes handling retries, partial failures, long-running workflows, cost controls, and performance tradeoffs
Influence API design, data models, and internal contracts to ensure the platform remains cohesive as it grows. You’ll help prevent accidental complexity and keep the system understandable and evolvable
Participate in design reviews and code reviews, help set engineering standards, and mentor other engineers. You’ll act as a force multiplier across the product engineering organization
Qualification
Required
7+ years of backend software engineering experience in production systems
Deep experience building backend services in Python, including performance, reliability, and observability concerns
Hands-on experience working with LLM- or agent-based systems, especially orchestration, tools, or workflow execution
Strong product and systems thinking: you understand how technical decisions show up in user experience
Strong communication skills: whether you're talking to colleagues, customers, or machines, you communicate clearly, concisely, and collaboratively
A high-ownership mindset: you care deeply about the systems you build, and you take responsibility for their long-term health
Company
Sema4.ai
Sema4.ai is an AI platform that empowers organizations to build, deploy, and manage agents designed to transform knowledge work.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$55.5M2025-06-04Series A· $25M
2024-01-29Series A· $30.5M
Leadership Team
Paul Codding
Co-Founder, SVP of Product and Customer Experience
Ramachandran Venkatesh
CTO, Co-founder
Recent News
2025-09-12
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