AI Software Engineer - Taiwan

Realize your potential by joining the leading performance-driven advertising company!

As an AI Software Engineer in our R&D group, you will be a key architect of our AI future. You will be instrumental in building Taboola’s proprietary, in-house agentic framework from the ground up. You will design and develop the core infrastructure that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to reason, plan, and execute complex tasks. This is a unique opportunity to build foundational technology that will directly influence how billions of people discover the internet.

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Core Engineering Excellence: 3+ years of professional programming experience in Python, Java, with a strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and building scalable distributed systems.

• First-Principles AI Expertise: Deep, foundational understanding of how to build agentic systems. You must be able to design and implement the core components, including task decomposition engines, tool schedulers, and memory modules.

• Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical skills, with experience in performance analysis and debugging complex, non-deterministic systems.

• Collaborative Spirit: The ability to work effectively in a team environment, with excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate complex architectural decisions.

• A BS or MS in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Bonus points if you have:

• Advanced experience with prompt engineering and optimization specifically for tool-using agents.

• Experience building complex, event-driven, or distributed systems.

• Familiarity with other major LLM provider APIs (e.g., Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT) to provide a broad perspective.

How you'll make an impact:

As an AI Software Engineer, you will:

• Architect and Build: Design, develop, and maintain Taboola's proprietary agentic framework, creating the core infrastructure that will power a new generation of AI applications.

• Research and Innovate: Go beyond existing solutions to research and implement novel approaches to agentic planning, execution, and self-correction.

• Collaborate and Solve: Work closely with other engineers and product stakeholders to understand their needs and build a powerful, usable internal platform.

• Lead Technically: Set the standard for agentic architecture at Taboola. Offer guidance on best practices for building our foundational infrastructure to be reliable, scalable, and secure.

• Communicate and Document: Create clear documentation and present your architectural designs and results to stakeholders across the company.

Our Tech Stack: Java, Python, Major Generative AI APIs, Large Language Models (LLMs), Vector Databases, Distributed Systems.

Why Taboola?
If you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they'll tell you that they've been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. They'll also share more about:

• Adam Singolda, Taboola Founder and CEO says; "You can copy anything from another business but you can't copy a company's culture.

• Well-being: Enjoy comprehensive benefits, a fully stocked kitchen, and location-specific perks.

• Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office with an option to come in more often if desired.

• Work with some of the biggest names: We work with some of the biggest names in the business. Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, Expedia and Honda.

Ready to realize your potential?
Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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About Taboola
Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social and delivers measurable outcomes at scale. Taboola works with thousands of businesses who advertise directly on Realize, Taboola's powerful ad platform, reaching approximately 600M daily active users across some of the best publishers in the world. Publishers like NBC News, Yahoo, and OEMs such as Samsung, Xiaomi and others use Taboola's technology to grow audience and revenue, enabling Realize to offer unique data, specialized algorithms, and unmatched scale.

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