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Sierra

Software Engineer, Horizon

San Francisco, CA$230k–$390kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Sierra seeks a Software Engineer for the Horizon team to build self-improving AI agents that handle complex business workflows over extended periods. You'll create foundational infrastructure for agent learning, multi-channel orchestration, and platform abstractions while working directly with enterprise customers in a fast-moving startup environment.

What you'll do

  • Design feedback loops, evaluation systems, and memory infrastructure enabling agents to learn and improve from outcomes
  • Build and ship long-horizon agents pursuing complex business goals across voice, SMS, email, and other channels
  • Extract reusable patterns from customer implementations and develop platform abstractions to accelerate future agent launches
  • Solve technical challenges across orchestration, integrations, data pipelines, memory management, and observability
  • Identify product gaps through hands-on implementation and collaborate on Horizon's architecture and roadmap
  • Work directly with customers to understand business processes and translate validated solutions into durable product capabilities

What they're looking for

  • Production systems design and scaling
  • Platform and systems engineering
  • Python, TypeScript, or Go
  • React frontend development
  • Workflow orchestration and event-driven architecture
  • AI/LLM product development
  • Enterprise integrations and APIs
  • Technical judgment in ambiguous environments

Benefits

  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for family
  • Equity plan participation
  • Parental leave and fertility/family building support
  • Discretionary benefit stipend
  • On-site lunch, snacks, and coffee
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Sierra

Sierra builds production-grade AI agents for enterprise clients in insurance, financial services, and other industries, enabling companies to automate complex business processes and enhance customer experiences. The company is hiring Software Engineers to design and deploy mission-critical AI systems, develop platform infrastructure, and work directly with enterprise customers on agent development and optimization.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience building end-to-end production systems from zero to one—what was your role and how did you handle the transition to a scalable product?
  • Tell us about a time you worked on a platform or infrastructure project. How did you identify the right abstractions, and how did you measure success?