Saga

Senior AI Engineer

Los Altos Full-time Remote
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Job Description

Saga is building the infrastructure and products for the next generation of AI agents. Our AI Character Agent Network allows studios, creators, and publishers to turn their most iconic IP into living, breathing digital companions that engage fans across social media, drive organic user acquisition, and power a new kind of agentic commerce.

Our agents run on a proprietary training architecture that combines LLMs and SLMs to produce fine-tuned character AI agents — autonomous enough to develop their own intelligence and personality, while guided by the creative vision of the original studios and creators. We've processed over 23 million transactions worth more than $2 billion since our early 2024 launch, and we're just getting started.

Our team is world-class — veteran web3 entrepreneurs and builders from Apple, X (formerly Twitter), Robinhood, Samsung, NVIDIA, Tendermint and Skuchain — and we're looking to grow as we scale our agent platform to more studios, more platforms, and more users.

We offer a flexible, remote working environment. You can expect a warm welcome from a friendly and international team that will support you in your personal and professional growth.

The Role

As a Senior AI Agent Engineer, you'll be at the center of how we build, train, deploy, and operate character AI agents at scale. You'll work across the full lifecycle — from fine-tuning models and orchestrating SLM swarms to deploying agents across social platforms and building the infrastructure that keeps them running reliably. This role blends ML engineering, backend development, and systems thinking.

The Work

Build and maintain the training and inference pipelines for character AI agents, including LLM/SLM orchestration and swarm-based architectures

Deploy and operate AI agents across social media platforms (Instagram, X, WhatsApp, TikTok) with consistent character behavior and personality coherence

Develop tooling for studios and creators to customize agent personality, lore, brand guidelines, and behavioral guardrails

Build and improve the feedback loops — fine-tuning, reward models, RLHF, and RLAIF — that keep agents improving over time

Architect and scale the infrastructure supporting agent deployments, including multi-modal capabilities (text, voice, video, livestreaming)

Contribute to the agentic commerce platform — enabling agents to drive transactions, recommend products, and interact with payment systems

Implement safety and content moderation systems to ensure agents behave appropriately across diverse user interactions

Collaborate with studio partners to translate creative direction into agent training parameters and behavioral specifications

Monitor agent performance, engagement metrics, and behavioral drift in production

Must Have

5+ years of backend or ML engineering experience, with hands-on work deploying AI/ML models to production

Experience with LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and inference optimization

Strong proficiency in Python; experience with Golang is a plus

Experience building and operating API services and data pipelines at scale

Familiarity with reinforcement learning techniques (RLHF, reward modeling) or agent framework development

Understanding of multi-model architectures — orchestrating multiple models or agents to collaborate on tasks

Experience deploying applications that integrate with third-party platforms and APIs (social media, messaging, commerce)

Strong systems thinking — comfortable reasoning about distributed systems, scaling, and reliability

Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills

Nice to Have

Experience with character AI, conversational AI, or NPC behavior systems

Background in gaming, entertainment, or media technology

Experience with multi-modal AI (voice, image, video generation or processing)

Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, on-chain payments, or crypto-native commerce

Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or agent-to-agent communication protocols

Understanding of content safety, trust & safety systems, or responsible AI practices

Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects Benefits

Work remotely from anywhere in the world

Work at the intersection of AI, entertainment, and crypto

Flexible working hours

Flexible vacation policy

Competitive salary

Stock options

Full benefits*

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k retirement plans for US employees only.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Senior AI Engineer role at Saga involve?

The Senior AI Engineer position at Saga in Los Altos is a full-time role. Saga is building the infrastructure and products for the next generation of AI agents. Our AI Character Agent Network allows studios, creators, and publishers to turn their most iconic IP into living, breathing digital companions that engage fans across social media, drive organic user acquisition, and power a new kind of agentic commerce. Our agents run on a proprietary training architecture that combines LLMs and SLMs to produce fine-tuned character AI agents — autonomous enough to develop their own intelligence and personality, while guided by the creative vision of the original studios and creators. We've processed over 23 million transactions worth more than $2 billion since our early 2024 launch, and we're just getting started.

What skills are required for Senior AI Engineer at Saga?

Key skills for this role include: Python, Golang, Rust, Rails, Data Pipeline, LLM, IOS, Git, API, Sap.

What is the salary for Senior AI Engineer at Saga?

The salary for this position is not publicly listed. You can negotiate during the interview process. Check Glassdoor or Levels.fyi for estimates.

Is the Senior AI Engineer position at Saga remote or on-site?

This position is Remote. You can work from anywhere, subject to the employer's remote work policy.

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About This Role

Senior AI Engineer at Saga is a full-time ai & machine learning position in Los Altos. Key skills include Python, Golang, Rust, Rails, Data Pipeline, LLM, IOS, Git. Education: Master's Degree preferred. Experience: 5+ years.

This role is classified as remote and is suitable for senior-level professionals. Ghost Score 20/100 (Probably Active) indicates this listing is probably active with recent employer engagement.

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