Agent Experience Engineer

Agent Experience Engineer Firecrawl is looking for a high-agency, product-minded engineer with strong experimental and data instincts to own how agents discover, understand, and use Firecrawl. You'll ship fast, run rigorous A/B tests, and turn what you learn into a better product — for an audience that isn't human.This is not a pure research or data science role. We want an engineer who brings scientific rigor to product development: forming hypotheses, running experiments, analyzing results, and shipping better agent experiences. Prior agent experience is valuable, but raw engineering ability, shipping velocity, and learning speed matter most.Salary Range: $235,000–$260,000/year (Range shown is for U.S.-based employees in San Francisco, CA. Compensation outside the U.S. is adjusted fairly based on your location's cost of living.)Equity Range: Competitive equity — details shared during the process.Location: San Francisco, CAJob Type: Full-TimeExperience: 5+ years Visa: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We're not able to sponsor visas right now, though that may change down the line.About FirecrawlFirecrawl is the easiest way to turn the web into data AI agents can use. One API call converts any URL into clean, LLM-ready markdown or structured data - the boring-hard problem everyone building with LLMs eventually hits, solved.We hit 8 figures in ARR in year one and more than doubled it in year two. We have 175k+ GitHub stars, and developers, agents, and category-defining AI companies build on us every day. Growth like this is rare, and we're just getting started.We're a small team punching far above our weight. Everyone here owns a real piece of the product and company, end to end, and runs it themselves - no hiding behind process or headcount.This is a place for people who want to work at the frontier: an AI company building the infrastructure other AI companies run on, not one bolting AI onto an existing product. We move fast, go deep, and are building the tools superintelligence will rely on to gather data from the web.What You'll DoDesign and ship A/B tests across agent-facing surfaces — MCPs, CLIs, skills, APIs, documentation — to see how agents actually use FirecrawlTurn experiment results into shipped product improvements, fastTrack emerging agent tools, models, and harnesses (Hermes, OpenClaw, and whatever's next) closely enough to know what they mean for usForm hypotheses about how agents discover, interpret, and select tools and capabilities, then test them in productionOperate independently in a space that doesn't have a playbook yet — own the problem end to endBring scientific rigor to product development without turning it into a research projectWhat We're Looking ForA track record of shipping high-quality products fast — not prototypes, not decksComfort designing A/B tests, reading behavioral data, and acting on what it tells youFamiliarity with agent-facing surfaces: MCPs, CLIs, skills, APIs, documentationYou actively follow emerging AI tools, models, and harnesses — Hermes, OpenClaw, whatever's nextGenuine curiosity about how agents select tools, interpret capabilities, and interact with productsHigh agency — you can operate independently in a space that doesn't have a playbook yetOften an ex-founder, early startup engineer, prolific open-source contributor, or someone with impressive public workWhat We're NOT Looking ForSomeone looking for a pure research or data science role — this is a shipping job firstSomeone who needs a mapped-out roadmap before they can moveSomeone who treats experimentation as a report to write rather than a lever to pullSomeone excited by agents in theory who hasn't actually built for themA Note On PaceWe operate at an absurd level of urgency because the window for what we're building won't stay open forever. If that excites you, keep reading. If it doesn't, no hard feelings — but this role probably isn't for you.Benefits & PerksAvailable to all employeesSalary that makes sense — $235,000–$260,000/year, based on impact, not tenureOwn a piece — Gain competitive equity in what you're helping buildGenerous PTO — 15 days mandatory, anything after 24 days, just ask (holidays excluded); take the time you need to rechargeParental leave — 12 weeks fully paid, for all parentsWellness stipend — $100/month for the gym, therapy, massages, or whatever keeps you humanLearning & Development — Expense up to $1,000/year toward anything that helps you grow professionallyTeam offsites — A change of scenery, minus the trust fallsSabbatical — 3 paid months off after 4 years, do something fun and newAvailable to US-based full-time employeesFull coverage, no red tape — Medical, dental, and vision (100% for employees, 50% for spouse/kids) — no weird loopholes, just care that worksLife & Disability insurance — Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance — coverage for life's curveballsSupplemental options — Optional accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and voluntary life insurance for extra peace of mindDoctegrity telehealth — Talk to a doctor from your couch401(k) plan — Retirement might be a ways off, but future-you will thank youPre-tax benefits — Access to FSAs and commuter benefits (US-only) to help your wallet out a bitPet insurance — Because fur babies are family tooAvailable to SF-based employeesSF HQ perks — Snacks, drinks, team lunches, intense ping pong, and peak startup energyE-Bike transportation — A loaner electric bike to get you around the city, on usInterview ProcessApplication Review — Send us your resume and a link to something you've built. We care about what you've actually shipped, not where you went to school.Intro Chat (~25 min) — A quick conversation to get to know each other before we go deep. We'll talk about what you've been working on, what drew you to Firecrawl, and what you're looking for in your next role. Time for your questions too.Technical Chat (~45 min) — We'll walk through something you've built and a real agent-experience problem from our world. Come ready to think out loud; we care how you reason and experiment, not whether you know the "right" answer going in.Founder Chat (~25 min) — Culture, pace, ownership, and how you like to work. Time for your questions too.Paid Work Trial (1-2 weeks) — Ship something real with the team, paid at a contractor rate. It's the truest signal for both sides: you see what building at Firecrawl actually feels like, and we see how you operate.Decision — We move fast after the trial.f you want to define how agents experience the web, from the ground up, you should join us.👉 Apply now.