AI Agent Tech Lead

Query Talent is partnering with an early-stage AI company in San Francisco that is building production-grade AI products across large language models, AI agents, voice technology, and real-time customer experiences. Base salary range: $160,000 - $210,000 Work setup: Onsite. Experience: 1-5 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend or full-stack engineering background. Responsibilities:

• Build the core of a new AI agent platform from the ground up.
• Own backend and full-stack development across major areas of the product.
• Take features from early concept and prototype through customer-facing release.
• Work directly with founders and product leadership to translate evolving requirements into working software.
• Rapidly iterate based on feedback from pilot customers and real-world product usage.
• Make early architecture, technology, and implementation decisions that will influence how the platform develops.
• Build with modern AI technologies including LLMs, AI agents, agent frameworks, and potentially voice AI.
• Establish strong engineering practices while maintaining an emphasis on speed and practical product delivery.
• Help evaluate and hire future engineers as the team grows.
• Develop toward a larger technical leadership and architecture role over time.

• 1-5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend or full-stack engineering background.
• Experience owning software development end-to-end, from prototype through a customer-facing product, release, or pilot.
• Demonstrated ability to ship product quickly and iterate based on customer feedback or changing requirements.
• Experience making meaningful architecture or technology decisions for a new product or major feature.
• Comfortable working in a startup environment where priorities can evolve quickly.
• High level of ownership and ability to operate without heavily defined requirements.
• Strong product instincts and a bias toward building and shipping rather than over-engineering early solutions.
• Interest in growing into technical leadership as the company scales.
• Direct AI-agent experience is preferred but not required for otherwise strong product-focused engineers.

• Base salary range of $160,000 to $210,000.
• Influence the technical foundation of a new AI platform.
• Work directly with company founders.
• Build products used by real enterprise customers.
• Work hands-on with rapidly evolving AI technology.
• Take on increasing technical ownership as the team expands.
• Grow naturally into technical leadership.