Senior Software Engineer (Agentic Systems)

About Us

Tavus is a research lab pioneering human computing. Were building AI Humans: a new interface that closes the gap between people and machines free from the friction of todays systems. Our real-time human simulation models let machines see hear respond and even look realenabling meaningful face-to-face conversations. AI Humans combine the emotional intelligence of humans with the reach and reliability of machines making them capable trusted agents available 24/7 in every language on our terms.

Imagine a therapist anyone can afford. A personal trainer that adapts to your schedule. A fleet of medical assistants that can give every patient the attention they need. With Tavus individuals enterprises and developers can all build AI Humans to connect understand and act with empathy at scale.

Were a Series B company backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital Y Combinator and Scale Venture Partners.

Be part of shaping a future where humans and machines truly understand each other.

The Role

Were hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Agentic Systems) to be a technical driver on the Tavus Conversational Video Interface (CVI) product. This is a very hands-on role focused primarily on adding agentic capabilities to our Replicas.

This isnt your first rodeo - youve tackled ambiguous problems head on you have strong opinions about architecture and interface design and you know how to ship polished reliable software. Youll work closely with product and engineering leadership to build the future of human-computer interfaces fast.

Your Mission

• Jump into our existing CVI codebase and own the development and delivery of new agentic systems and features (ex: RAG Memories MCP Async task management job scheduling)

• Help shape the future for how users interact with our real-time systems by partnering closely with our Research and Conversational Video Interface teams.

• Contribute across the full product stack as needed including dipping into research

• Work with the team to nail the observability and reliability of these systems

Requirements

• You are fluent in Python and have great knowledge of open-source agent frameworks

• You have deep experience building complex production-grade LLM-based agentic systems

• Youre comfortable out of your normal comfort zone and are willing to learn on the fly

• You thrive in an ambiguous and fast changing space. The state of the art changes on a dime and you react fast

• You bring a senior mindset: you set direction own decisions and get things over the finish line

• You communicate the complex with incredible clarity and leverage your communication abilities to teach others

Additionally having some of the following experiences may help you be successful in this position:

• Experience with GPU management

• Extensive experience with low level systems

• Experience with decentralized systems

Benefits & Culture

When you join Tavus youre joining a diverse and supportive team. Our work is driven by our people and our success is shared by all. This position has a flexible work schedule unlimited PTO competitive healthcare and gear stipends as well as plenty of fun. At the end of the day we want Tavus to be a place for you to learn directly drive impact and work with a team you love.

To learn more about our team culture and benefits check out our hiring page.

Tavus is growing fast and wed like you to grow with us. If youre excited to get your hands dirty and help make machines more human drop your resume and well be in touch.

We are not looking for cultural fits we are looking for culture creators. Diversity is what drives our success its at the core of how we hire communicate and work. We are inclusive to all and combine our diverse backgrounds skill sets and perspectives to build the best experiences for our clients.

Required Experience:

Senior IC