Zep AI
The Memory Foundation For Your AI Stack
Staff Engineer
About the role
About Zep
We're building the foundational memory layer that will power the next generation of AI agents. Backed by Y Combinator and Engineering Capital, our continuously learning knowledge graph technology enables AI systems to build rich, temporal understanding from user interactions and business data. We're trusted by industry leaders like Mattel and WebMD to make their AI applications more personalized and accurate.
Zep is the State of the Art in agent memory. Read the paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.13956
The Opportunity
As a Staff Engineer at Zep AI, you will be at the forefront of building scalable, innovative solutions that empower AI agents with advanced memory capabilities. You'll work directly with our founder to shape our technical strategy and make key architectural decisions that impact every aspect of our platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership across our service, from infrastructure, Go API servers, and Python graph services, to front-end TypeScript, in areas of architecture, scalability, security, and reliability
- Work closely with engineers designing systems for temporal fact management, entity extraction, and real-time graph updates
- Partner with the founder to shape the product roadmap, balancing technical feasibility with market needs
- Collaborate across teams to evolve our Python, TypeScript, and Go SDKs, and community contributions and engagement
- Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence across the organization
- Partner with leadership to define technical strategy and roadmap
What We’re Looking For
- 7+ years of experience as a hands-on software engineer, with demonstrated expertise in at least two of Python, TypeScript, or Go
- An ownership mindset that extends beyond code to business impact
- Strong foundation in system architecture and experience building production-scale software
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex problems, and influence cross-functional teams
- Experience mentoring engineers and fostering collaborative, high-performing teams
- Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and technologies, particularly LLM development (e.g., LangChain)
- Track record of building exceptional products and/or developer tools
Why Join Us?
- Shape the future of AI memory technology in a high-impact role
- Collaborate with a small, passionate team of talented engineers
- Competitive compensation, equity in a fast-growing startup, and a vibrant San Francisco HQ office space
- US/Canada remote work is also an option
About the interview
- Phone interview with Founder & Chief of Staff
- Technical interview with Founder & Engineers
- Demo a project you’ve built OR technical case study
- Meet with Founder to discuss role in-depth
- Reference & background checks
About Zep AI
Our vision is to create a world where AI tackles everyday tasks from the mundane to the monumental, bringing tangible benefits to society. Agents will need access to the right data, with privacy and compliance safeguards paramount.
We are developing a continuously learning, permissioned memory layer for AI agents that synthesizes knowledge from user interactions and business data, enabling agents to execute complex tasks successfully.
