Senior Software Engineer

PermuteChicago, Illinois

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Senior-level

Remote

On-site

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer – AI SystemsEmployment Type: Full-timeCompany: Permute (www.permute.ai)

Overview

Permute is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI systems in a fast-moving startup environment. This role is for builders who move quickly, think clearly in ambiguous situations, and take ownership of turning ideas into working systems.

We care as much about how you think and build as we do about your background. The ideal candidate is someone who can reason through new problems, prototype rapidly, and ship reliable systems in a fast-moving startup environment.

Responsibilities

Design and implement production AI systems and agent architectures end-to-end
Build and maintain LLM-powered agents and tool-integration pipelines
Develop infrastructure for model evaluation, benchmarking, and monitoring
Collaborate with product, research, and engineering teams to deliver AI features
Prototype and productionize new approaches in reinforcement learning and agent orchestration
Optimize system reliability, performance, and scalability in deployed environments
Operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly evolving startup environments

Required Qualifications

Strong background in software engineering and system design
Solid foundation in algorithms, statistics, and optimization
Experience building AI agents, LLM systems, or ML-driven products
5+ years building in/around AWS infrastructure

Preferred Background

Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field
Experience with:
- Production Applications end-to-end
- Agent orchestration frameworks
- Model evaluation frameworks and benchmarking
- Safety, monitoring, and reliability for deployed ML systems

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