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Retell AI · 2 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, Support Automations

Retell AI is a rapidly growing company revolutionizing call centers with advanced voice AI technology. As a Senior Software Engineer, Support Automations, you will lead the technical support function, debug complex customer issues, and build AI agents while managing a team of support engineers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AudioCall CenterGenerative AITelecommunications
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Responsibilities

Own end-to-end resolution of complex support tickets for a production, agentic AI platform
Debug issues across agents, prompts, APIs, webhooks, logs, integrations, and telephony
Build, configure, and test AI agents to reproduce and resolve customer issues
Join live customer calls when needed to diagnose problems and restore confidence
Own core support metrics including CSAT, NPS, SLA, and response times
Define and improve support unit economics, including automation vs headcount tradeoffs
Design and build AI-driven support workflows and automations to reduce manual load
Develop internal tools and dashboards for the support team with appropriate permissions and access control
Improve observability, alerting, and debugging workflows to shorten time-to-resolution
Identify recurring issues and turn them into automations, tooling, or product improvements
Recruit, interview, onboard, and mentor support engineering team members
Set quality bars, escalation guidelines, and on-call processes
Run weekly analysis of feature requests, bug trends, and documentation gaps
Partner closely with Engineering and Product to influence roadmap and reliability priorities
Translate customer pain points into clear, actionable feedback for Product and Engineering
Help shape documentation, best practices, and customer-facing guidance
Act as a voice of the customer while maintaining technical rigor and operational discipline

Qualification

Technical support experiencePythonJavaScriptAI agents developmentSystems engineeringAutomation workflowsAnalytical thinkingTeam leadershipClear communication

Required

3+ years of experience in technical support, support engineering, solutions engineering, systems engineering, or similar roles
Have supported a technical, developer-facing product in production
1+ year of experience at a startup, ideally in a support engineering role
Comfortable writing and debugging code (Python & JavaScript) for real use cases
Have built or configured AI agents, workflows, or LLM-powered systems
Highly detail-oriented and calm under pressure when incidents occur
Think analytically about metrics, root causes, and system-level improvements
Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
$70/day DoorDash credit for unlimited breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
$200/month wellness reimbursement (gym, fitness classes, etc.)
$300/month commuter reimbursement (gas, Caltrain, etc.)
$75/month phone bill reimbursement
$50/month internet reimbursement

Company

Retell AI

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Retell AI is the AI voice platform that helps corporate call centers automate calls indistinguishable from human.

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$4.68M
Key Investors
Alt CapitalY Combinator
2024-04-03Seed· $4.55M
2023-11-01Pre Seed· $0.12M

Leadership Team

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Evie Wang
Co-Founder
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