Lead Engineer (Claude AI /Agent )

Al and LLM Experience

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building Al-powered features, with at least 1 year focused on LLM-based systems
• Demonstrated ability to take Al features from prototype to production
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, including context management, few-shot learning, and output parsing
• Experience with Al orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent
• Practical knowledge of LLM limitations, failure modes, and mitigation strategies
• Experience building conversational Al or chat-based interfaces
• Understanding of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns and vector databases

Software Engineering

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong Python proficiency, including building backend services, APls, and data processing pipelines
• Experience with API design and direct integration with third-party systems
• Solid understanding of software testing practices, including testing Al systems with non-deterministic outputs
• Familiarity with observability practices: logging, monitoring, and debugging production systems
• Experience working in large, complex codebases with multiple contributors

Communication and Client Skills

• Demonstrated ability to work directly with clients or stakeholders in a technical capacity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Comfortable presenting work, gathering feedback, and iterating based on input
• Professional demeanor suitable for representing a consulting firm to enterprise clients

Working Style

• Self-directed and able to make progress with incomplete information
• Comfortable with ambiguity and changing requirements
• Able to balance hands-on coding with client-facing responsibilities
• Collaborative mindset; works well with distributed teams across time zones

Al-Assisted Development

• Proficiency with Al pair programming tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar) is expected
• Ability to leverage Al assistance to accelerate development and maintain high output
• Comfort integrating Al tools into daily workflow

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with agentic Al patterns, autonomous systems, or Al systems that take actions
• Background in Cl/CD tooling, developer productivity, or platform engineering
• Familiarity with Apache Airflow, Jenkins, or similar orchestration and Cl tools
• Experience in consulting, professional services, or client-facing engineering roles
• Experience working in on-prem enterprise environments with security and access constraints
• Background in log analysis, observability, or failure diagnosis tooling
• Experience leading or mentoring other engineers
• Familiarity with NLP concepts beyond LLMs: text processing, parsing, search, and classification