OutSystems · 2 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco County, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expOutSystems is a global company focused on enabling enterprise teams to build AI-powered applications and agents. The Senior Software Engineer will design and implement components for AI agents, ensuring quality and performance optimization while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsDevOpsGenerative AIPaaSSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Build Agent Components: Design and implement production-grade components for AI agents—tools, orchestration logic, memory systems, and integrations with enterprise data sources
Quality & Reliability: Own the quality of your deliverables, writing robust, well-tested code that operates reliably in production environments
Performance Optimization: Profile and optimize agent behavior, API latencies, and resource consumption to meet enterprise-scale demands
Bridge Systems: Develop connective tissue between AI agent backends and the OutSystems low-code platform, ensuring seamless data flow and secure API contracts
Abstraction Design: Contribute to the design of software abstractions that enable agents to reason about and interact with complex legacy systems and modern architectures alike
Cross-Functional Delivery: Collaborate with researchers, product managers, and platform engineers to translate requirements into working solutions
Mentor Junior Engineers: Support the growth of engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and knowledge sharing
Continuous Learning: Stay current with advances in agentic AI, LLM orchestration frameworks, and systems engineering practices
Documentation: Contribute to internal best practices, architecture decision records, and onboarding materials
Qualification
Required
Software Engineering Foundation: 5+ years of experience building production software, with demonstrated ability to own and deliver complex features end-to-end
Python Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with Python; ability to write clean, maintainable, and performant code
AI/ML Systems Exposure: Practical experience working with LLMs, AI agents, or ML systems—whether in industry, research, or open-source projects
API & Integration Skills: Experience designing and consuming REST/gRPC APIs; understanding of distributed systems patterns (queues, event-driven architectures, microservices)
Cloud-Native Familiarity: Working knowledge of containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Academic Contributors Welcome: We value candidates from research backgrounds—whether you completed a PhD, contributed to open-source projects during your studies, or built software to support your research in mathematics, physics, philosophy, or computational sciences
Abstraction Thinkers: If you've written code that models complex systems—whether that's physics simulations, formal logic systems, or distributed algorithms—we want to hear from you
Preferred
Network Programming: Experience with low-level network code, forwarding plane implementations, packet processing, or socket programming
Elixir/Erlang: Background building concurrent, fault-tolerant network servers using Elixir or Erlang/OTP
LLM Orchestration: Hands-on experience with LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or similar agent orchestration frameworks
OutSystems or Low-Code Platforms: Familiarity with OutSystems or similar platforms and their integration patterns
Benefits
A company that is always growing, changing, and innovating.
Real career opportunities.
Work colleagues that are as smart, hard-working, and driven as you.
Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA.
We ask 'why' a lot.
Company
OutSystems
OutSystems is an AI-powered low-code platform that enables businesses to develop, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade apps.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (4)
2024 (8)
2023 (5)
2022 (3)
2021 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$802.08MKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsNorth Bridge Venture Partners & Growth EquityArmilar Venture Partners
2022-10-15Series G· $230M
2021-02-17Series E· $150M
2020-09-15Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Woodson Martin
CEO at OutSystems
Carlos Alves
Co-Founder & Chief Client Partner
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