About this role
Government institutions struggle to connect citizens with social services and handle complex administrative systems efficiently. Sierra needs a software engineer to design and build production-grade AI agents for Federal and state level agencies following recent FedRAMP High certification. The founding public sector team member will work directly with government partners to understand their workflows, prototype new tools, and shape the core platform.
What you will do
- Design and build production-grade AI agents for government institutions at the Federal and state level.
- Partner closely with industry leadership to build the public sector team, including capture motion, market strategy, and product components.
- Work closely with institutions to understand their most urgent needs and identify novel opportunities to expand impact through outbound contacts or long-horizon agents.
- Surface unmet needs, prototype new tools and features, and collaborate with research, product, and platform teams.
- Coordinate directly with public servants at partner organizations to understand their workflows and solve real-world problems.
What you need
- Demonstrate full stack software development skills and familiarity with AI development processes.
- Show a commitment to public sector work and trust in the potential of institutions to transform outcomes for constituents.
- Maintain comfort working directly with customers to understand their needs and solve real-world problems.
- Coordinate directly with public servants at partner organizations to understand their workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience building conversational or long-horizon agents using proprietary or open source frameworks.
- Demonstrated track record handling ambiguity as part of a founding team, new initiative at a large enterprise, or forward deployed engineering.
- Prior understanding of government work and its complexities, including procurement, regulation, and patterns of partnership.
Benefits
- Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employee and family
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
- Parental leave
- Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
Questions candidates ask
What is the work location policy for this role?
Sierra is primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.
What compensation is offered for the position?
The salary range is $180K to $390K with offers of equity.
What does the public sector team actually build?
The team builds production-grade AI agents for government institutions at the Federal and state level. These agents enable citizens to access social services, report fraud, and understand complex government systems while empowering officials to hear constituent inquiries.