Staff Software Engineer

Job Summary

Building core architecture for AI agents, the remote Staff Software Engineer will design and advance the agent harness, integrate fullstack software with physical hardware systems, and create simulation environments for testing and training agents.

Key responsibilities

• Design and advance the agent harness used across Scout AI's agentic stack
• Integrate fullstack software with physical hardware systems ensuring robust, low-latency communication
• Build simulation environments and frameworks for agent testing and training prior to deployment

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of full-stack engineering experience in a startup or high-ownership environment
• Experience building complex agentic products or infrastructure, including agent loops and orchestration systems
• Hands-on experience integrating software with physical hardware or low-level systems
• Exposure to simulation environments, game engines (Unreal, Unity), or robotics middleware (ROS/ROS2)
• Strong software engineering fundamentals in architecture, distributed systems, and real-time pipelines