Decagon
Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Product
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · New York City
Employer listed it 8 months ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 8 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
$200,000 to $400,000
Location
Hybrid · New York City
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Software
Published by the employer
Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around New York City, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "New York City, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
About Decagon
Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences.
Our technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Block’s Cash App and Square, Chime, Oura Health, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel.
We’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships. We’re proud to be backed by world-class investors who share that vision, including a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue, and Index Ventures, along with many others.
We’re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity. Our values — Just Get It Done, Invent What Customers Want, Winner’s Mindset, and The Polymath Principle — shape how we work and grow as a team.
About the Team
The Enterprise Product team creates the platform that customers use to build, maintain, and improve their AI agents. We transform complex engineering work into intuitive self-serve products, making sophisticated AI capabilities accessible to both technical and non-technical Customer Experience teams. This team is core to Decagon’s ability to scale: the tools you build directly support agents for all our customers, each with unique workflows, data, and requirements.
About the Role
You'll be a technical leader for a full-stack product engineering team, shaping the platform that empowers customers to create and optimize their AI agents. This means working closely with the Agent Software Engineering and Agent PM teams to understand current workflows, then defining technical strategy and establishing patterns that scale those capabilities across our customer base. You'll work day-to-day with the core product and design teams, joining discovery, defining requirements, reviewing designs, and iterating through launch. Beyond building features, you'll mentor engineers as the team grows, supervising projects and providing technical direction for their work.
In this role, you will
Drive technical direction for the team, to build enterprise ready platform that scale with our customer base and features, by applying the right architectural principles and design patterns.
Lead complex initiatives from ambiguous requirements to shipped products
Create AI-powered tools that enable non-technical teams to create and manage sophisticated workflows without writing code
Build monitoring and analytics that surface actionable insights, helping customers identify where their agents can improve
Partner directly with customers and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and validate product direction
Mentor engineers and elevate team practices through code review, technical design, and knowledge sharing
Your background looks something like this
6+ years building full-stack software products, with demonstrated impact on technical direction and strong product thinking
Deep expertise in TypeScript and/orPython, with strong architecture and system design skills
Proven ability to design abstractions and platforms that serve diverse use cases elegantly
Track record of leading technical initiatives and driving consensus across teams
Experience balancing technical excellence with rapid iteration and customer needs
Strong product intuition and history of translating user feedback into technical solutions
History of mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards
Requirements
- ·Create AI-powered tools that enable non-technical teams to create and manage sophisticated workflows without writing code
- ·Build monitoring and analytics that surface actionable insights, helping customers identify where their agents can improve
- ·Partner directly with customers and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and validate product direction
- ·Mentor engineers and elevate team practices through code review, technical design, and knowledge sharing
- ·Your background looks something like this
Benefits
- ·We proudly offer the following benefits for our full-time employees:
- ·Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
- ·Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
- ·Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
- ·Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Decagon, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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