AI Software Engineer

About us

Agendor was born with the aim to foster valuable relationships between salespeople and customers, managers and their teams, and society at large.

Through a Sales Tools Ecosystem, thousands of professionals are moving away from spreadsheets, gaining greater visibility and control over their businesses.

We've been impacting the market of over 2 million SMBs since 2012 and growing sustainably. More than 15,000 companies and 30,000 people use the platform in their routine. Our goal is to deliver the most practical, didactic, and accessible solution to these professionals, helping them achieve their goals.

The opportunity

Agendor is hiring AI Engineers to research, evaluate, and apply new AI capabilities to products that help B2B sales teams work with more focus, intelligence, and less manual effort.

This opportunity is initially available for a nine-month research engagement, with two possible weekly commitments:

• 40 hours per week

• 25 hours per week

The role is structured through a FAPESP research fellowship. It is not a CLT employment relationship, and eligibility requirements apply according to the selected fellowship modality.

What you will do

You will work on applied AI research and experimentation, turning promising ideas into clear evidence and practical learning for Agendor’s products.

Your activities may include:

• Researching and experimenting with new AI models, methods, and architectures.

• Evaluating agent harnesses, developer tools, and AI systems.

• Designing experiments involving agent memory, context management, planning, and self-improvement techniques.

• Creating hypotheses, evaluation criteria, and experimental protocols.

• Documenting findings clearly and communicating results to technical and business stakeholders.

• Supporting the practical application of validated learnings in Agendor’s products, including Ava, Agendor’s AI Sales Agent.

• Collaborating with product, engineering, and business teams on opportunities where AI can generate real value for B2B sales teams.

The final scope of activities will follow the official fellowship research plan.

What we are looking for

This role is not limited to senior engineers. We are looking for people with a strong learning mindset, sound reasoning, and genuine interest in applied AI.

You must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Two or more years of relevant professional experience; or

• A master’s degree in a related field.

Relevant experience may need to be documented through employment records, service agreements, invoices, or a letter from a responsible researcher confirming technical competence.

You do not need to:

• Have an active academic affiliation.

• Be currently enrolled in a master’s or PhD program.

• Be a senior developer.

• Have deep experience with every technology used by the team.

We value:

• Logical reasoning and critical thinking.

• Familiarity with scientific methods and experimental thinking.

• Ability to formulate hypotheses and distinguish evidence, causality, and coincidence.

• A solid foundation in software development and technology.

• Fast learning, curiosity, and autonomy to research and test new approaches.

• Strong collaboration skills and cultural fit.

• Genuine interest in the AI engineering frontier.

• Professional English proficiency for learning through written material, audio, and video.

Experience with TypeScript, Python, LLM APIs, AI agents, evaluation systems, memory architectures, or developer tools is welcome, but not required for every candidate.

40-hour fellowship

The 40-hour modality requires exclusive dedication to the research project.

Key conditions include:

• Full-time, 40-hour weekly commitment.

• No parallel CLT employment relationship.

• No other professional or academic activity that compromises dedication to the project.

• The fellow cannot act as a managing partner or director of another company.

• Candidates with an active MEI, company, or other legal entity may need to deactivate it during the fellowship period.

• Candidates should live within a reasonable distance for occasional in-person participation, using up to two hours of commuting time as a reference.

The current fellowship amount is BRL 4,520 per month, paid directly by FAPESP. This amount is received net of the typical deduct