Software Engineer, Infrastructure at Decagon

San Francisco, California, United States

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$200,000 – $320,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 3+ years building and operating production infrastructure at scale
  • Depth in at least one area across Core/Data/AI-ML/Platform/Voice, with curiosity to learn the rest
  • Proven track record meeting high availability and low latency targets (owning SLOs, p95/p99, and load testing)
  • Excellent observability chops (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog) and incident response (PagerDuty, SLO/error budgets)
  • Clear written communication and the ability to turn ambiguous requirements into simple, reliable designs
  • Even better
  • Experience being an early backend/platform/infrastructure engineer at another company
  • Strong Kubernetes experience (GKE/EKS/AKS) and experience across multiple cloud providers (GCP, AWS, and Azure)
  • Experience with customer-managed deployments

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement critical infrastructure services with strong SLOs, clear runbooks, and actionable telemetry
  • Partner with research and product teams to architect solutions, set up prototypes, evaluate performance, and scale new features
  • Tune service latencies: optimize networking paths, apply smart caching/queuing, and tune CPU/memory/I/O for tight p95/p99s
  • Evolve CI/CD, golden paths, and self-service tooling to improve developer velocity and safety
  • Support various deployment architectures for customers with robust observability and upgrade paths
  • Lead infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and GitOps practices; reduce drift with reusable modules and policy-as-code
  • Participate in on-call and drive down toil through automation and elimination of recurring issues

Skills

Infrastructure as Code
Networking
Compute
Storage
Security
Data Streaming
Batch Processing
ML Serving
GPU
LLM Inference
CI/CD
WebRTC
Telephony
Observability

Decagon

Generative AI solutions for customer support

About Decagon

Decagon.ai provides generative AI solutions designed to improve customer support and operational efficiency for various clients, from large enterprises to growing startups. Their tools automate complex data processes, helping businesses identify themes, detect anomalies, and extract valuable insights from customer interactions. The AI-powered assistance offered by Decagon.ai takes care of routine tasks and learns from human agents, which boosts productivity and enhances customer satisfaction. Unlike many competitors, Decagon.ai focuses on deeply integrating its scalable solutions with clients' internal systems, ensuring smooth automation and support. The company operates on a subscription-based model, allowing clients to access their AI tools and support services. Notable clients include Bilt, Fourthwall, and Vanta, who utilize Decagon.ai's technology for automating ticketing, supporting creators, and improving pre-sales processes.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2023Year Founded
$97.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Meal Benefits

Risks

Increased competition from AI giants like OpenAI and Google threatens Decagon's market share.
Over-reliance on key clients like Bilt and Vanta poses a potential business risk.
Rapid technological advancements could render Decagon's solutions obsolete without continuous innovation.

Differentiation

Decagon.ai offers AI solutions that enhance customer support and operational efficiency.
Their AI-powered agent assistance handles mundane tasks, improving productivity and satisfaction.
Decagon.ai's tools automate complex data processes, unlocking valuable insights from interactions.

Upsides

Increased demand for AI-driven customer support solutions enhances Decagon's market potential.
Growing interest in AI automation tools boosts Decagon's client acquisition opportunities.
Shift towards subscription-based AI services aligns with Decagon's scalable business model.

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