Tellius

Technology

StaffSoftwareEngineer

$190–230k San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer at Tellius. Skills: AI systems, Scalable AI, Agentic intelligence. Architect core infrastructure AI agents. Implement core infrastructure AI agents”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

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What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2-6 years professional software engineering experience, Deep knowledge AI engineering frameworks, Deep knowledge agent frameworks, Backend skills Python, Backend skills SQL, Backend skills database design, Experience working with data systems, Experience building scalable infrastructure

Nice to Have

Experience with Spark, Experience with Scala, Experience with distributed compute frameworks, Exposure to AI applications B2B, Exposure to AI applications enterprise, Previous experience early-stage startup, Familiarity data engineering, Familiarity ETL pipelines, Familiarity analytics workflows

What You'll Do.

Architect core infrastructure AI agents

Implement core infrastructure AI agents

Architect core infrastructure orchestration

Implement core infrastructure orchestration

Build backend services

Optimize backend services

Engage with design partners

Engage with early customers

Validate architecture

Validate product direction

Develop robust data pipelines

Work with large datasets

Work with complex datasets

Contribute agentic application design

Ground LLMs structured data

Ground LLMs business logic

Collaborate with AI researchers

Collaborate with product managers

Collaborate with design

Ship production-ready features

Collaborate with junior engineers

Mentor junior engineers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Design partners; Early customers; AI researchers; Product managers; Design team; Junior engineers

Full Job Description

Tellius enables organizations to get faster insights and act upon cloud-scale enterprise data using AI-powered automation. Any user can ask any question across billions of records via a ChatGPT-like interface, understand “why” metrics change via AI insights that surface hidden key drivers and trends, and leverage agentic flows to perform complex multipart analysis easily — in a self-service manner. Unlike traditional BI tools, Tellius excels at ad hoc analysis, deep dives, and business-friendly advanced analytics. We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our AI team. This is a high-impact, IC-focused role for someone who wants to build scalable AI systems that power real-world decision-making. What You’ll Do Architect and implement core infrastructure for AI agents and orchestration (e.g., LangChain, custom frameworks) Build and optimize backend services using Python and SQL to support AI workloads Engage with design partners and early customers to validate architecture, use cases, and product direction Develop robust data pipelines and work with large, complex datasets Contribute to agentic application design, grounding LLMs in structured data and business logic Collaborate with AI researchers, product managers, and design to ship production-ready features Collaborate with and mentor junior engineers What We’re Looking For Must-Have Experience: 2-6 years of professional software engineering experience Deep knowledge of AI engineering and agent frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar) Strong backend skills with Python, SQL, and database design Experience working with data systems and building scalable infrastructure Nice-to-Haves: Experience with Spark, Scala, or distributed compute frameworks Exposure to AI applications in B2B or enterprise environments Previous experience at an early-stage startup Familiarity with data engineering, ETL pipelines, or analytics workflows Why Tellius Work at the cutting edge of AI and decision intelligence Small team

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