AI Agent Tech Lead

Embedding VC

$150K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-5 years of software engineering experience, with hands-on building expertise.
  • Preferred background in AI agents, including frameworks and LLM-powered products.
  • Strong skills in backend and full-stack development.
  • Startup mindset, prioritizing rapid feature development over traditional tech efficiency.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments with evolving priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Build and develop the core of a new AI agent product from prototype to pilot.
  • Quickly iterate on product direction to deliver features based on feedback from pilot customers.
  • Make impactful technical decisions to set standards as the team expands.
  • Transition into a leadership role by mentoring others and owning architectural decisions.
  • Engage daily with modern AI technologies such as LLMs, agents, and voice AI.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work directly with founders and influence product direction early on.
  • Chance to grow into a technical leadership position as the team scales.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge AI tools and methodologies.
  • A collaborative environment that fosters innovation and rapid iteration.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're looking for a AI Agent Tech Lead to be an early, hands-on builder for our new AI agent product - and to grow into technical leadership as the team scales. You'll work directly with the founders, own core backend/full-stack systems, and move fast: we're testing with pilot customers in Q4 2026, and the direction will sharpen based on what we learn. Speed and adaptability matter more here than infrastructure depth or performance optimization - we need someone who ships.

What You'll Do

- Build the core of a new AI agent product end-to-end - backend and full-stack, from prototype to pilot.

- Turn rough product direction into shipped features fast, iterating with real pilot customers.

- Make the early, high-leverage technical decisions and set the engineering bar as the team grows.

- Grow into technical leadership - mentoring, hiring, and owning architecture as we scale.

- Work hands-on with modern AI tooling (LLMs, agents, voice AI) as a daily part of the job.

What We're Looking For

- 1-5 years of software engineering experience - strong hands-on builder, comfortable owning things end-to-end.

- AI agent background preferred (agent frameworks, LLM-powered products, voice AI a plus).

- Backend / full-stack strength.

- Startup mindset - we lean toward startup/YC-caliber builders over Big Tech pedigree; rapid feature development over performance tuning.

- Comfortable with ambiguity and evolving priorities; high ownership and a bias toward shipping.

- Wants to grow into a leadership role.

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