Senior engineer at Payward (Kraken) building AI-powered agent systems for internal workflows and decision paths: designing inference pipelines, prototyping and productionizing agent behaviors, and architecting backend services that integrate internal APIs and data sources with safe, observable execution.
You will build and ship AI-powered agent systems for internal workflows and decisions. You will design inference pipelines, prototype and productionize agent behaviors, architect backend services that integrate with APIs and data sources, establish safe and observable execution patterns, and improve system reliability as usage grows.
Responsibilities
Build and ship AI-powered agent systems for internal workflows and decision paths
Design and implement inference pipelines across internal systems
Prototype agent behaviors and productionize valuable solutions
Architect backend services integrating internal APIs and data sources
Define safe, observable, and controllable agent-execution patterns
Identify high-leverage automation opportunities with cross-functional partners
Improve system speed, reliability, and signal quality
Contribute to foundational agent-platform design decisions
Requirements
5+ years of experience building and shipping production software systems
Backend engineering expertise in APIs, distributed systems, data modeling, and reliability
Experience building fullstack systems
Production experience with AI/ML systems, LLMs, or inference pipelines
Ability to prototype rapidly while maintaining production-grade architecture
Ability to reason about orchestration, failure modes, and observability