Software Engineer - Agent Harness
Valerie Health
San Francisco, CA · Posted June 9, 2026
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About the job
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Valerie Health is the AI front office for independent provider groups. We are reimagining how independent practices operate by using AI to modernize patient/provider communication, enhance care, and drive industry-changing operational efficiencies.
Why join us now?
- Team: We are led by Pete Shalek https://www.linkedin.com/in/petershalek/ (2x health tech exits, including a $600M acquisition by Optum) and Nitin Joshi https://www.linkedin.com/in/njoshi023/ (scaled Uber Eats + Health, Stripe Connect, and Bridge–acquired by Stripe for $1.1B). Beyond our Founders, our team brings decades of experience from Stripe, Uber, and Meta, combining deep expertise in ML systems, large-scale infrastructure, and product design.
- Trajectory: We partner with leading independent provider groups across the U.S., automating hundreds of thousands of tasks each month. Scaling at 7x year-over-year with 300% NRR as customers consistently expand usage.
- Funding: We have raised $39m from world-class investors including Redpoint Ventures, General Catalyst, Primary Ventures, and BoxGroup.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Software Engineer on the Agents team at Valerie, you'll build agent platforms that power complex workflows across computer-vision, patient communication, and computer-use. The work spans building multi-step agent harnesses, sandboxed environments, evaluation frameworks, and agentic infrastructure.
ABOUT YOU
- You have a deep interest in agentic systems and have built and shipped them to real users in production
- Strong software engineering fundamentals. You ship fast and ship well
- Experience building eval datasets or frameworks is a plus
- Experience with real-time voice systems is a plus
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive salary, equity and benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and PTO
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status
- SF office: Daily catered lunch and dinner reimbursement