Software Engineer – AI Agents

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From FriendliAI’s original posting

ABOUT THE JOB We’re seeking an Agent Engineer to design and build agentic features in our platform, including document understanding, advanced RAG, and customer support automation. In this role, you will develop not only the agent components themselves, but also the Friendli Agent API, which serves as the core developer interface for building and extending agent applications. You will also build agent applications as production-ready examples of how agents can solve real-world problems. These applications will be primarily written in Python and will serve as reference implementations for our customers and community. We are looking for a hands-on engineer who is passionate about building agent systems and making AI easy for developers to adopt. The ideal candidate is comfortable creating agent applications that showcase what is possible, is curious about and experienced with open-source models, and enjoys turning them into reliable, high-impact features. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Design, build, and maintain agent APIs and applications that deliver document understanding and other high-value features - Evaluate and integrate open-source models to power production-ready agent features…