Senior Software Engineer, Agent Frameworks
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Seattle, WA
Posted about 3 months ago · $146,880 - $220,320
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 83% of The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- high 22 stale, 0 reposted of 24 open
- Hiring momentum
- 37 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
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About this role
The Senior Software Engineer for Agent Frameworks at the Allen Institute for AI will focus on designing and building the foundational architecture for AI research agents. This role involves creating SDKs, APIs, and execution frameworks, as well as developing infrastructure for sandboxed execution and benchmarking. The engineer will engage in the full software development lifecycle and collaborate with various teams to enhance the performance and reliability of the systems.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of technical experience; relevant experience may substitute for education
- Strong Python engineering skills, with experience building production services and developer-facing tools
- Experience designing SDKs, APIs, or frameworks
- Hands-on experience building or operating agentic systems
- Experience designing evaluation or benchmarking infrastructure
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar), containerization, and deployment automation
What you get
- Medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance program coverage for team members and their families
- Health savings account plan, healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and flexible spending account plans
- 401k plan enrollment
- $125 per month for commuting or internet expenses
- $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses
- Up to ten sick days per year
Worth weighing
- On-site work is required in Seattle, which may not suit all candidates
- The role involves working in a greenfield environment, which can be both exciting and challenging
- No specific mention of modern tech stack or frameworks used, which may affect the role's relevance in the current job market
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Listed by The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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