
Senior Technical Lead
About the role
Job Summary
Role Overview
We are seeking an Agentic AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy autonomous, goal-driven AI systems (“AI agents”) that can reason, plan, take actions, and collaborate with other systems and agents.
The role focuses on LLM-powered multi-agent architectures, tool use, memory, orchestration, and real-world integration to solve complex business problems at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Agentic System Design & Development
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Design and implement autonomous AI agents using Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Build single-agent and multi-agent systems with planning, reasoning, memory, and tool execution
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Implement agent behaviors such as:
Task decomposition and planning
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Reflection and self-correction
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Long-term and short-term memory
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Collaboration and delegation across agents
LLM & AI Engineering
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Integrate and optimize LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source models)
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Apply prompt engineering, structured outputs, function calling, and RAG techniques
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Fine-tune or adapt foundation models where required
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Evaluate and improve model performance, reliability, and hallucination control
Tooling & Orchestration
- Enable agents to safely use tools such as:
APIs and microservices
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Databases (SQL/NoSQL/vector stores)
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Web search and enterprise systems
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Implement agent frameworks and orchestration layers (e.g., Lang Graph, CrewAI, Auto Gen, custom frameworks)
Data, Memory & Knowledge Systems
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Design vector-based memory systems using embeddings
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Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines
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Manage knowledge ingestion, indexing, and lifecycle
Production & Engineering Excellence
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Build scalable, reliable, and secure AI services
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Collaborate with product, platform, and data engineering teams
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Implement monitoring, logging, evaluation, and safety guardrails
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Ensure compliance with data privacy and responsible AI standards
Skill Requirements
Required Skills & Qualifications
Core Technical Skills
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Strong programming skills in Python (mandatory); JavaScript/TypeScript is a plus
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Hands-on experience building applications with LLMs
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Deep understanding of:
Agentic workflows and autonomous systems
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Prompting strategies and output control
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RAG architectures and vector databases
AI & ML Knowledge
- Working knowledge of:
Transformer-based models
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Embeddings and semantic search
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Model evaluation and bias mitigation
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Familiarity with fine-tuning and inference optimization
Systems & Cloud
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Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP acceptable)
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APIs, microservices, and serverless architectures
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CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and basic MLOps practices
Other Requirements
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills
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Experience with agent frameworks (Lang Chain, Lang Graph, Auto Gen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel)
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Knowledge of reinforcement learning or planning algorithms
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Experience in enterprise AI adoption or AI governance
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Front-end integration for AI-driven UX (optional)
--- ## Soft Skills
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Strong problem-solving and system design skills
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Ability to translate business problems into autonomous AI workflows
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Clear communicator with a collaborative mindset
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Comfort working in fast-evolving, ambiguous problem spaces
Required skills
Technical leadership
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