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Sema4.ai · 20 hours ago

Staff Engineer, AI

Sema4.ai is building an Enterprise AI Agent platform that changes how knowledge work is done. As a Staff Engineer on the AI team, you will design and build core cognitive architectures, blending AI research with production-grade rigor to deliver capabilities for customer-built agents.

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Responsibilities

Develop and evolve core agent framework components, orchestration logic, and LLM integration layers
Collaborate directly with the product and field engineering teams to understand how customers are building and applying agents
Translate product intents into robust systems and design new capabilities
Take on ambiguous problems to improve agent reliability, manage long-running workflows, balance cost and performance, and integrate new model capabilities
Participate actively in design reviews and code reviews, help shape technical standards, and interview technical candidates

Qualification

AI/ML systemsPythonLLM-based systemsBackend systemsCommunicationHigh-ownership mindset

Required

7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years building AI/ML systems in production
Deep experience with backend systems in Python, including performance, observability, and reliability concerns
Hands-on experience designing and operating LLM-based systems (agents, orchestration, retrieval, tools, etc.)
Strong communication skills: whether you're talking to colleagues, customers, or machines, you communicate clearly, concisely, and collaboratively
A high-ownership mindset: you care deeply about the systems you build, and you take responsibility for their long-term health

Company

Sema4.ai

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Sema4.ai is an AI platform that empowers organizations to build, deploy, and manage agents designed to transform knowledge work.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$55.5M
2025-06-04Series A· $25M
2024-01-29Series A· $30.5M

Leadership Team

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Paul Codding
Co-Founder, SVP of Product and Customer Experience
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Ramachandran Venkatesh
CTO, Co-founder
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