Staff AI Engineer, Agent Orchestration

Job Description

Job Description

About CookUnity :

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food : chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry's best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission : empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you've found the right job posting.

The Role

We are seeking a Staff AI Engineer, Agent Orchestration to lead the development of next-generation agentic systems that infuse Generative AI into every layer of the software delivery lifecycle. This is a hybrid role that blends full-stack engineering (Kotlin + TypeScript) with LLM systems design, focused on transforming developer workflows, CI / CD pipelines, observability, and runtime operations through AI-native automation.

As a technical spearheader, you will be responsible for architecting and scaling intelligent developer tools, copilots, and runtime agents that extend far beyond prompt engineering—enabling an accelerated, self-healing, and insight-driven engineering ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Architect and deliver full-stack GenAI-integrated systems, leveraging Kotlin (Ktor / Spring), Python, React / TypeScript, and AWS tooling.

Operationalize LLMs and agent frameworks to automate SDLC stages : from requirements parsing and code generation to test synthesis, deployment validations, and post-deploy analytics.

Develop multi-agent orchestration patterns (e.g., tool use, planning, memory) across backend and frontend development flows.

Embed GenAI-driven workflows into developer tooling : Full Test Driven Development cycle, PR summarization, AI-assisted code reviews, and contextual documentation retrieval.

Extend CI / CD systems with LLM-based capabilities : dependency change impact prediction, and build-time telemetry analysis.

Instrument systems with DataDog and AI-native observability : anomaly detection, root cause localization, and natural language log exploration.

Partner cross-functionally with product, infra, and data teams to identify and prioritize AI-native engineering opportunities.

Scout, evaluate, and hands-on integrate cutting-edge GenAI frameworks and developer tooling—bringing innovative capabilities into our stack to radically streamline coding, testing, and deployment workflows.

Contribute to engineering-wide technical direction through architecture reviews, RFCs, and mentorship.

Requirements

7+ years of designing and building distributed back-end services in Kotlin (or Java) and modern TypeScript-based front-ends (React / Next.js).

Ability to ship robust, production-grade Python code—owning everything from design and performance tuning to deployment.

Proven track record shipping LLM / GenAI features to production, with experience across the lifecycle : prompt engineering, fine-tuning, latency optimization, evaluation, and safety alignment.

Deep fluency with modern software delivery practices : test strategy, blue-green and canary deployments, observability, and rollback mechanisms.

Demonstrated experience driving adoption of automated testing strategies (TDD / BDD) and CI / CD best practices.

Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to synthesize complex trade-offs for both technical and cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred requirements :

Strong full-stack development experience with Kotlin and React.

Experience building and deploying multi-agent LLM systems with memory, reasoning, or dynamic planning.

Familiarity with RAG pipelines, vector search, embeddings, and semantic caching.

Prior experience in a high-growth, product-centric startup environment.

Where You'll Be :

We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best!

This team operates within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration.

Learn More About CookUnity

We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision, values, and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what we're looking for, we invite you to explore : CookUnity's Leadership Principles – The values and behaviors that guide how we operate, collaborate, and scale.

We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you, we'd love to connect!

Benefits

🩺 Health Insurance coverage

🌅 401k Plan

📈 We grow, you grow : Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1

🌟 Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus

⛱ Unlimited PTO

🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical : After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical

🐣 Paid Family leave

🕯 Compassionate Leave : 3-5 days each time the need arises

🥘 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly

🧘🏽️‍♀️ Wellness perks : access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle

👩🏾️‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach

🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

Compensation All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position

$180,000—$200,000 USD

If you're interested in this role, please submit your application, and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

A quick note for all candidates

We've recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry, and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes, as part of our process, we may ask for a brief "proof of humanity" to confirm that we're connecting with a real person, not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us :

• Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page : careers.cookunity.com
• Our recruiters are real people — and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If you're unsure, feel free to reach out to us on our official LinkedIn Company Page.
• We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in @cookunity.com and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) — never WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS.
• We'll never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does, please don't share any information and let us know right away.

If something ever feels off or you're unsure about a message, we'd much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity — and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.