Lead Engineer – AI Agents

Job Title: Lead Engineer – AI Agents

Location: Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (Local Candidates only/Onsite – No Remote)
Employment Type: Contract (Potential for Conversion)
Pay Rate: $40-$45 on W2

Job Summary:

We are looking for aLead Engineer – AI Agents to drive the design, development, and deployment of next-generation intelligent agent systems. This role will focus on building scalable AI agents using modern LLMs and agent frameworks, while leading a team and owning end-to-end delivery from concept to production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead theend-to-end lifecycle of AI agents – design, development, deployment, and production support
• Build and scaleagent-based systems that can reason, learn, and act across complex data environments
• Work hands-on withPython, LLMs, and agent frameworks (LangChain, Google ADK, etc.)
• Drivearchitecture decisions for scalable, reliable, and high-performance AI systems
• Integrate AI agents with internaldata platforms and enterprise systems
• Solve challenges aroundagent reliability, evaluation frameworks, and privacy-preserving AI
• Collaborate withdata science, engineering, and product teams to deliver production-grade solutions
• Mentor and guide engineers, ensuring best practices and technical excellence

Required Skills:

• 8+ years of experience inSoftware Development / Machine Learning
• Strong hands-on experience inPython
• Solid experience working withLLMs (GPT, Gemini, etc.)
• Experience withAI agent frameworks such asLangChain, Google ADK
• Hands-on experience building and deployingAI agents in production
• 4+ years of experience in atechnical leadership role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience buildingagentic systems at scale with measurable impact
• Strong knowledge ofevaluation frameworks for AI agents
• Experience optimizing systems forlatency, scalability, and cost
• Exposure tohybrid/cloud environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Contributions toAI/LLM/agent ecosystem (projects, papers, open-source)
• MS/PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related field