Technical Lead – Software Engineering (AI/Agents Focus)

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