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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** Tide Leverages Ai - **Location:** Berlin, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Flutter, Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Distributed Systems, Github, Mobile Application Software, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Angular 2+, Datadog, Flask (Web Framework), Large Language Models, Snowflake, Spring-boot, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, AI Platforms, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Looker Analytics, Docker, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-staff-software-engineer-agentic-platform-careers-at-tide-7934963 ## About the Role * Deep experience building platform or infrastructure systems at scale * Strong judgement across APIs, distributed systems, data, and cloud-native architecture * Track record of leading complex cross-team technical problems * Experience integrating third-party platforms without losing control of core architecture * Strong understanding of reliability, security, and observability * Experience with AI platform components is valuable, but not essential * Experience in highly regulated industries (Fintech, Healthtech, etc.) where safety and compliance are core to the product is highly desirable ## Description Tide is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture of our agentic platform. You will shape the shared capabilities that allow AI systems to operate safely, reliably, and at scale across Tide. That includes context, orchestration, tool execution, trust controls, observability, and evaluation. You will participate in key build versus buy decisions, integrate external components where they accelerate us, and ensure we own the parts that matter most for Tide's trust, data advantage, and long-term platform leverage. As a Senior Staff Engineer you'll: * Define the architecture for Tide's agentic platform * Drive the design of shared services such as context APIs, tool layers, policy controls, and auditability * Partner with product, data, security, and engineering teams to turn use cases into reusable platform capabilities * Set standards for reliability, safety, scalability, and developer experience * Provide technical leadership across teams and unblock critical decisions * Implement cost-management and routing logic to optimize LLM spend across different providers * Design and build automated evaluation pipelines to measure agent reasoning accuracy and safety trajectories, * Java, Spring Boot and JOOQ to build the RESTful APIs of our microservices (but we welcome people who are used to any strongly typed general purpose programming language!) * Event-driven architecture with messages over SNS+SQS and Kafka to make them reliable * Primary datastores are MySQL and PostgreSQL via RDS or Aurora (we are heavy AWS users) * Docker, Terraform, EKS used by the Cloud team to run the platform * DataDog and Rollbar to keep it running * GitHub with Sonarcloud, Semgrep and solid testing to power the CI/CD pipelines - new joiners are encouraged to have something deployed to production in their first 2 weeks * Angular 2+ with ngrx on Web, Flutter for the Mobile App * Fivetran/Snowflake/Looker for the BI insights and Python/Faust/Flask/Tecton + some ML libs for the automated decisioning and risk management, At Tide, we thrive on diversity, embracing various backgrounds and experiences. We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Our inclusive culture is key to our success, helping us build products that meet our members' diverse needs. We are One Team, committed to transparency and ensuring everyone's voice is heard. Disclaimer It has come to our attention that individuals or agencies are falsely claiming to represent Tide and are reaching out to candidates regarding job opportunities. Please be aware that: * Tide does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. * All official Tide job opportunities are listed exclusively on our Careers Page and applications should be submitted through this channel. * Communication from Tide will only come from an official @tide.co email address. * Tide does not work with agencies or recruiters without prior formal engagement, and we do not authorize third parties to make job offers on our behalf. If you are contacted by anyone misrepresenting Tide or requesting payment, please treat it as fraudulent and report it to us immediately at talent@tide.co Your safety and trust are important to us, and we are committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. Tide leverages AI to enhance our hiring experience. 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