About Nexus
Nexus is innovating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and zero-knowledge cryptography to build a Layer 1 for the AI era. Our team of world-leading experts is developing the Nexus Layer 1 blockchain, Nexus zkVM, and other breakthrough products with the goal of creating a verifiable world.
Nexus has raised $25M in Series A funding from Lightspeed, Pantera, Dragonfly, SV Angel, and more.
We are headquartered in San Francisco, and this role will be an in-person, hybrid role with the rest of the Nexus team.
AI Software Engineer, Agents
We're building intelligent agents that can reason, plan, and take action in dynamic environments. As an AI Software Engineer on the Agents team, you'll help architect and deploy multi-step reasoning systems powered by LLMs, tools, and planning algorithms.
Responsibilities
Build frameworks for task planning, tool-use, and memory in LLM-powered agents.
Develop execution environments and APIs for agent actions and monitoring.
Collaborate closely with researchers to test and scale agent architectures.
Optimize agent behavior for reliability, latency, and cost.
Contribute to evaluations and benchmarks for autonomy, robustness, and alignment.
Requirements
Solid engineering skills in Python and experience deploying AI systems.
Deep understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, and tool-augmented inference.
Familiarity with multi-agent systems, planning algorithms, or memory architectures.
Embrace AI as a core part of how you work, think, and build.
Bonus Points
Experience in robotics, game AI, or reinforcement learning.
Building agents for productivity, research assistance, or developer tools.
Background in cognitive architectures or decision-making systems.
Benefits
Competitive salary and generous equity compensation
Health insurance for employees and their dependents
Daily lunch and dinner provided at SF headquarters
Company-paid travel to events and conferences
Nexus is committed to diversity in our workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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What We Do
Nexus is the supercomputer for everyone, powering the world’s most complex computation to build the Verifiable Internet
