# Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform at CaptivateIQ

- Company: CaptivateIQ
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, Bessemer and Sequoia.
- Company website: http://www.captivateiq.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $181K to $285K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-03-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/captivateiq/28da18cc-f325-4d62-a6d9-8d080960def5
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/captivateiq-staff-software-engineer-ai-platform/

## About the role

CaptivateIQ is building AI capabilities that will transform how enterprises manage sales performance. We're looking for a **Staff Software Engineer** to set the technical strategy for our Agentic SDK team, an internal developer platform that enables product teams across the company to build AI-powered features.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated progression into staff-level technical leadership
- Deep expertise in LLM orchestration: production experience building agent frameworks, including agent design patterns, tool integration, and workflow optimization
- Significant experience designing MCP integrations and knowledge systems at scale, including tool server architecture, embedding pipelines, and context optimization
- Track record of setting technical strategy that spans multiple teams and multi-year time horizons
- Experience partnering with senior leadership (Directors, VPs) to align technical direction with business objectives
- Demonstrated ability to make high-stakes technical decisions under extreme ambiguity

Tags: Software Engineering Team