Software Engineer - Agentic Platform
TerzoAbout the role
Location: US
Level: Senior Individual Contributor
Team: Engineering
About Terzo
Terzo builds an AI-native enterprise data platform designed to power the commercial and financial operating system of modern companies. The platform transforms complex, unstructured enterprise data into structured, actionable intelligence used directly in operational and financial decision-making. Terzo sits at the intersection of data platforms, AI systems, and enterprise software, focusing on real production use cases rather than demos or point solutions.
The Opportunity
Terzo is building the AI platform layer that sits between structured enterprise intelligence and the people who act on it. The Financial Intelligence Graph gives our customers visibility into contracts, vendors, spend, obligations, and risk. The Agent Platform is how that intelligence becomes autonomous by powering AI agents, workflows, recommendations, and search experiences that move enterprise teams from insight to action without waiting on a human in the loop.
As a Sr/Staff Engineer on the Agent Platform team, you will design and build the core infrastructure that makes this possible. You will own the platform APIs, orchestration layers, and runtime systems that power Terzo's AI agents, NirvanAI search, and the marketplace where customers deploy autonomous intelligence against their most critical commercial data. The services you build will be the substrate every AI-powered experience at Terzo runs on.
You might thrive in this role if you have
5+ years building backend systems or developer platforms in distributed, cloud-native environments
Experience building platforms where AI capabilities are first-class primitives, not bolted-on features
Strong API design instincts for services processing highly sensitive enterprise data
Solid understanding of relational and non-relational data stores, data modeling, and performance optimization
Strong backend development especially Python
Comfortable making architectural decisions with incomplete information
Strong product intuition where you understand why something is being built, not just how
High ownership mentality where you treat system reliability and customer outcomes as your responsibility
You could be an especially great fit if you have
Experience building agent orchestration systems, tool-use runtimes, or autonomous reasoning infrastructure in production
Prior work on workflow engines, state machines, or event-driven systems coordinating long-running, multi-step processes
Background in B2B SaaS, enterprise data platforms, or financial systems where correctness and auditability are non-negotiable
Exposure to graph databases, knowledge graph systems, or commercial ontology modeling
Familiarity with streaming technologies (Kafka, Azure Service Bus) or distributed compute frameworks (Ray)
Prior work at a high-growth startup where you built platform foundations other teams shipped on top of
Why Join Terzo
Opportunity to build and own a foundational enterprise data platform
High-impact role with real influence on architecture and technical direction
Complex problems involving data, AI, scale, and enterprise customers
Small, senior team with strong ownership and minimal bureaucracy
Clear runway for technical and leadership growth as the platform scales
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary
Annual performance bonus
Employee stock option plan
100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) with employer contribution
Generous vacation and sick leave
Flexible work arrangements
High-quality equipment for home and office
Strong culture of collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement
Responsibilities
- Design and build the core infrastructure for the Agent Platform
- Own the platform APIs, orchestration layers, and runtime systems
- Ensure system reliability and customer outcomes
Qualifications
- 5+ years building backend systems or developer platforms
- Strong API design instincts for sensitive enterprise data
- Solid understanding of relational and non-relational data stores
- Strong backend development skills, especially in Python
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Employee stock option plan
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Flexible work arrangements
- High-quality equipment for home and office
Skills mentioned
About Terzo
Enterprise AI: Contract intelligence | Financial analytics | AI-powered insights. Terzo AI extracts, analyzes, and visualizes your contract and invoice data, empowering you to make data-driven decisions. Our platform was designed on the foundation of financial intelligence, providing business teams the necessary data to optimize spend, reduce costs, and manage risk and governance across their entire supplier ecosystem. Terzo has global operations across the United States, Canada, and India.