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Technical Lead – Software Engineering (AI/Agents Focus)

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead with a strong software engineering foundation and recent hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence, AI Agents, and AI-driven skills development for Indianapolis, IN location

This role combines technical leadership, client engagement, and modern application development expertise across cloud-native architectures. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can guide engineering teams, architect scalable solutions, and confidently interact with clients to drive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor software development teams, ensuring best practices in design, coding, testing, and deployment

  • Architect and deliver AI-enabled solutions, including:

    • AI Agents
    • LLM integrations
    • AI-powered workflows and automation
  • Serve as a client-facing technical lead, collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions

  • Drive end-to-end delivery of modern applications, from architecture to production deployment

  • Provide hands-on development support in JavaScript (React, Node.js) and/or Python

  • Design and implement cloud-native solutions in AWS

  • Establish and enforce engineering standards, including CI/CD, observability, and security best practices

  • Lead design reviews, sprint planning, and technical decision-making

  • Stay current with emerging trends in AI, agents, and generative technologies

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with progressive technical leadership

  • Recent hands-on experience with:

    • AI/ML solutions, especially AI Agents or LLM-based systems
    • Frameworks such as LangChain, OpenAI APIs, or similar
  • Strong development experience in:

    • JavaScript (React, Node.js)
    • Python
  • Proven experience working in AWS environments (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, API Gateway, etc.)

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams

  • Experience in client-facing roles, including presenting technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders

  • Strong understanding of:

    • Microservices architecture
    • API design
    • Event-driven systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building and deploying AI agents or autonomous workflows
  • Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and RAG architectures
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Exposure to enterprise integration patterns and large-scale systems

Key Traits

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to balance hands-on coding with technical leadership
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, client-driven environments
  • Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented mindset

Location:

Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid / Client Onsite Required)

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