This role is focused on building the backend systems that allow our AI Agents to:
Integrate deeply with leading CCaaS platforms
Participate in live customer conversations across voice and chat
Maintain full conversation state and context
Perform real-time actions within the CCaaS ecosystem
Seamlessly hand off conversations to human agents — without losing context, history, or workflow state
Support human agents with AI assistance after transfer
We are looking for strong backend engineers who want to work at the intersection of distributed systems, real-time communication, enterprise integrations, and AI Agent orchestration.
This is not a pure research role — it is about building production-grade infrastructure that enables AI Agents to operate reliably in mission-critical customer environments.
Why This Role Is Unique
AI + Real-Time Systems: Work on infrastructure that enables AI Agents to participate in live conversations at scale.
Enterprise-Grade Integrations: Design robust integrations with major CCaaS platforms and customer systems.
Human-AI Collaboration: Build the systems that make AI-to-human handoff seamless, contextual, and reliable.
High-Impact Engineering: Your work directly determines how smoothly AI Agents operate in production environments.
If you’re a strong backend engineer who wants to apply your expertise to real-world AI systems operating inside complex enterprise ecosystems, this role offers that opportunity.
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable backend services that integrate Cresta’s AI Agents with customers’ CCaaS platforms.
Architect systems that manage real-time conversation state, context propagation, and session lifecycle.
Implement seamless AI-to-human handoff mechanisms, ensuring full context transfer and minimal disruption to the customer experience.
Develop secure and reliable integrations with CCaaS APIs (voice, chat, messaging, routing, agent desktop, etc.).
Collaborate closely with ML engineers and AI researchers to operationalize AI Agent capabilities in live environments.
Ensure high availability, low latency, and strong observability for real-time conversation systems.
Implement authentication, authorization, compliance, and enterprise security best practices across integrations.
Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and scalability in production environments handling high interaction volumes
Qualifications We Value
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems in production environments.
Strong experience designing and maintaining robust APIs (REST, gRPC).
Solid understanding of distributed systems and real-time communication architectures.
Experience integrating with third-party enterprise platforms and APIs.
Experience working with CCaaS platforms or contact center systems is a strong plus.
Familiarity with AI Agents, Virtual Agents, or LLM-based systems is a plus.
Experience with containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Strong understanding of system reliability, observability, and security in enterprise environments.
Perks & Benefits
We offer Cresta employees a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs
Paid parental leave to support you and your family
Monthly Health & Wellness allowance
Work from home office stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment
Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
PTO: 3 weeks in Canada
Compensation for this position includes a base salary, equity, and a variety of benefits. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable. We are actively hiring for this role in the US and Canada. Your recruiter can provide further details.
Our use of AI in recruiting: We may use AI tools in our recruiting process, which require human review and oversight. If you have questions about our use of AI or wish to opt out, please contact recruiting@cresta.ai (if you are opting out, please use the subject ‘Opt-Out’ in your email).
Recording & AI transcription: We do not authorize candidates to record or use AI transcription of any interview by phone, notetaker app, AI glasses, or other device. Candidates may request an exception or accommodation for review during the interview process as needed.
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