Software Engineer, ML Products at Mirage
New York, NY
$175,000–$275,000
Jul 12, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on designing and shipping agentic systems for short-form video creative workflows. The work spans product, machine learning, and systems engineering — covering agent architecture, context engineering, tool selection, multi-step planning, and production evaluation. It suits engineers with a strong background in ML systems or agentic pipelines who are comfortable owning complex problems end-to-end at a fast-moving startup.
Senior level · 5+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,000 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 300–1,500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is explicitly in-person at Mirage's NYC HQ in Union Square — remote is not available.
No compensation figures are stated anywhere in the posting.
The title 'Software Engineer' carries no level modifier; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 5+ years requirement and end-to-end ownership scope support a Senior classification.
Skills such as 'context engineering', 'token optimization', and 'context management at scale' describe a capability area rather than a named tool, so they are not emitted as discrete skills; the underlying technologies (RAG, LLMs) are captured instead.
Multi-agent architectures and LLM fine-tuning appear under the 'Even better if…' section and are treated as preferred.
No degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
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