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Principal Agentic AI Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or AI development experience
  • Recent hands-on coding experience in production environments
  • Proven experience delivering Large Language Model (LLM) applications
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals

Responsibilities

  • Lead a compact Agentic AI SWAT Pod across multiple AI use-case tracks
  • Drive technical architecture and implementation for enterprise Agentic AI solutions
  • Design and develop production-ready AI agents and autonomous workflows
  • Troubleshoot production issues and optimize AI workloads

About the company

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Exavalu

Digital Transformation Consulting

Exavalu is your sustained strategic partner to deliver meaningful change and lasting value. Our seasoned industry veterans are experienced in solving your most challenging problems. We stay with you until the results are achieved. Big firm expertise. Small firm feel. Get the transformation you wish for. Visit www.exavalu.com

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryDigital Transformation Consulting
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

This is a remote position.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Agentic AI Technical Lead to lead a high-impact Agentic AI SWAT Pod responsible for delivering next-generation AI solutions across strategic business use cases.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will architect, build, review, troubleshoot, and deploy production-grade AI applications while mentoring a compact engineering team. You will drive the adoption of modern Agentic AI architectures, intelligent workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and orchestration frameworks to deliver scalable enterprise AI solutions.

The ideal candidate should possess a strong software engineering background with recent hands-on coding experience in AI applications and have successfully delivered production-grade LLM, RAG, or Agentic AI solutions.


Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

  • Lead a compact Agentic AI SWAT Pod across multiple AI use-case tracks.
  • Drive technical architecture and implementation for enterprise Agentic AI solutions.
  • Select the most appropriate solution architecture using:
    • Agentic AI
    • Workflow Automation
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Application Logic
    • Hybrid AI Patterns
  • Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish engineering best practices.
  • Parallelize delivery across multiple workstreams while ensuring technical consistency.

AI Solution Development

  • Design and develop production-ready AI agents and autonomous workflows.
  • Build intelligent AI systems using:
    • Large Language Models (LLMs)
    • Agentic AI
    • RAG architectures
    • Multi-agent orchestration
  • Develop reusable AI components and reference implementations.
  • Own critical code paths and contribute to hands-on software development.

Agent Orchestration & Integration

Take ownership of:

  • Agent orchestration
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools
  • Context management
  • Prompt orchestration
  • Retrieval pipelines
  • AI workflow readiness
  • AI service integrations

Engineering Excellence

  • Design scalable, secure, and maintainable AI platforms.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and optimize AI workloads.
  • Implement CI/CD best practices for AI applications.
  • Build observability into AI systems using modern monitoring frameworks.
  • Ensure engineering quality through testing, code reviews, and deployment automation.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or AI development experience.
  • Recent hands-on coding experience in production environments.
  • Proven experience delivering:
    • Large Language Model (LLM) applications
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Agentic AI solutions
    • AI Assistants / Intelligent Agents
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals.
  • Experience building scalable enterprise AI applications.
  • Strong understanding of API development, cloud-native architecture, and distributed systems.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and production monitoring.

Primary Skills

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • Java
  • TypeScript

AI & Machine Learning

  • Agentic AI
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • AI Assistants
  • AI Orchestration
  • Prompt Engineering

Frameworks & Technologies

  • LangGraph
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • AI Workflow Orchestration

Cloud & Platform

  • Kubernetes
  • REST APIs
  • Cloud Platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP)

DevOps

  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Git
  • Deployment Automation

Observability

  • OpenTelemetry
  • Monitoring & Logging
  • Performance Optimization

Secondary Skills (Good to Have)

  • LangChain
  • CrewAI
  • AutoGen
  • Semantic Kernel
  • Vector Databases (Pinecone, ChromaDB, FAISS, Weaviate)
  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Prompt Optimization
  • Multi-Agent Systems
  • Docker
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Distributed Systems
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Cloud Security
  • MLOps
  • AI Governance
  • Enterprise Architecture


Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or AI development experience.
  • Recent hands-on coding experience in production environments.
  • Proven experience delivering:
    • Large Language Model (LLM) applications
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Agentic AI solutions
    • AI Assistants / Intelligent Agents
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals.
  • Experience building scalable enterprise AI applications.
  • Strong understanding of API development, cloud-native architecture, and distributed systems.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and production monitoring.

Primary Skills

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • Java
  • TypeScript

AI & Machine Learning

  • Agentic AI
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • AI Assistants
  • AI Orchestration
  • Prompt Engineering

Frameworks & Technologies

  • LangGraph
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • AI Workflow Orchestration

Cloud & Platform

  • Kubernetes
  • REST APIs
  • Cloud Platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP)

DevOps

  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Git
  • Deployment Automation

Observability

  • OpenTelemetry
  • Monitoring & Logging
  • Performance Optimization

Secondary Skills (Good to Have)

  • LangChain
  • CrewAI
  • AutoGen
  • Semantic Kernel
  • Vector Databases (Pinecone, ChromaDB, FAISS, Weaviate)
  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Prompt Optimization
  • Multi-Agent Systems
  • Docker
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Distributed Systems
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Cloud Security
  • MLOps
  • AI Governance
  • Enterprise Architecture


Benefits

Diversity Inclusion:

At Exavalu, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by applicable law. We nurture a culture that embraces all individuals and promotes diverse perspectives, where you can make an impact and grow your career.

Exavalu also promotes flexibility  depending on the needs of employees, customers and the business. It might be part-time work, working outside normal 9-5 business hours or working remotely. We also have a welcome back program to help people get back to the mainstream after a long break due to health or family reasons.



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