Senior AI Engineer - Agentic Systems

About this role

<p><strong>Conifers</strong> is transforming security operations centers <strong>(SOCs) with CognitiveSOC™</strong>, its AI SOC platform, enabling enterprises and MSSPs to achieve SOC excellence.</p> <p>By leveraging agentic AI, Conifers helps security teams investigate complex, multi-tier incidents with speed, accuracy, and trust. </p> <p>Led by seasoned cybersecurity leaders and backed by SYN Ventures, PICUS Capital, and others, the company brings deep industry knowledge and innovation to an increasingly AI-driven threat landscape.</p> <p><strong>We’re building an AI-native security platform that enables autonomous agents to investigate real-world threats at a massive scale.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>You’ll build <strong>real AI systems running in production</strong>, where <strong>intelligent agents</strong> and <strong>robust backend architecture</strong> work together to investigate security incidents for real customers.</p> <p>If you enjoy turning cutting-edge AI into <strong>reliable, scalable production systems</strong>, you’ll feel at home here.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong> <strong>:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, and ship <strong>major end-to-end features</strong></li> <li>Lead development of <strong>AI agents operating in production environments</strong></li> <li>Architect and scale <strong>Python-based distributed backend systems</strong></li> <li>Make key technical decisions that shape the evolution of an AI-first platform</li> <li>Build systems that combine <strong>LLMs, reasoning flows, orchestration, and classic backend engineering</strong></li> <li>Work closely with Product, Design, Security Researchers, and GTM teams</li> <li>Bring clarity, ownership, and strong engineering standards to the team</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You’ll Bring</strong> :</p> <ul> <li data-section-id="f7rm6j" data-start="210" data-end="257">5+ years of software engineering experience</li> <li data-section-id="8fahns" data-start="258" data-end="408">Strong software engineering background, with the ability to build production-grade systems beyond research, experimentation, or prompt engineering</li> <li style="font-weight: bold;" data-section-id="t80y0b" data-start="409" data-end="599"><strong>Hands-on experience building and operating production-grade AI/LLM systems, ideally including agentic workflows, tool-calling, orchestration, evaluations, or multi-step reasoning systems</strong></li> <li data-section-id="1u4xv7t" data-start="600" data-end="698">Strong backend expertise, including Python, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture</li> <li data-section-id="1xfuuc0" data-start="699" data-end="795">Experience designing systems that balance AI components with reliable backend infrastructure</li> <li style="font-weight: bold;" data-section-id="1jocy0g" data-start="796" data-end="884"><strong>Ability to take ambiguous problems and turn them into structured, scalable solutions</strong></li> <li data-section-id="14aeezn" data-start="885" data-end="933">Strong ownership mindset and bias for action</li> <li data-section-id="7i64ob" data-start="934" data-end="974">Full professional fluency in English</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Nice to Have</strong> <strong>:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience in the <strong>cybersecurity domain</strong></li> <li>Experience building security or <strong>AI-driven products</strong></li> <li>Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Our Commitment : </strong></p> <p>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.</p> <p>All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>#LI-AM1 #LI-Hybrid</strong> </p>