Lead Software Engineer, AI Agents & Orchestration
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Lead Software Engineer, AI Agents & Orchestration to join the team of a leader in the Information Technology space.
This role will lead the technical vision and architecture for AI orchestration capabilities that support complex operational and analytical workflows. The successful candidate will design scalable frameworks, reusable patterns, and governance solutions that help the organization deploy AI capabilities quickly and reliably. This position partners closely with data, engineering, and operations stakeholders to ensure AI systems are well-structured, monitored, and ready for enterprise use.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $154,450 – $205,000 annually
Responsibilities
Own the technical vision and architecture for the AI workload orchestration platform
Design and engineer comprehensive AI orchestration frameworks integrating various models and applications
Develop automated workflows for complex operational and analytical processes
Lead the implementation of AI context engineering and agent architectures
Build reusable orchestration patterns for rapid deployment of AI capabilities
Design scalable data pipelines for AI and analytics workflows
Implement governance and monitoring solutions for AI systems
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
5-7 years of experience in Data Engineering, AI Engineering, or related disciplines
Strong experience developing large-scale data pipelines and distributed processing solutions
Proficiency in Python, SQL, APIs, and cloud-native architectures
Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining RESTful APIs and web services
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employee wellness
Unlimited Paid Time Off to encourage work-life balance
401K plan with a 6% company match and no vesting period for future security
Health Savings Accounts for tax-advantaged healthcare expenses
Tuition reimbursement support for continuous learning and skill development
Disability insurance providing income replacement for illness or injury
Community involvement opportunities to contribute and give back
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical vision and architecture for the AI workload orchestration platform
- Design and engineer comprehensive AI orchestration frameworks integrating various models and applications
- Develop automated workflows for complex operational and analytical processes
- Lead the implementation of AI context engineering and agent architectures
- Build reusable orchestration patterns for rapid deployment of AI capabilities
- Design scalable data pipelines for AI and analytics workflows
- Implement governance and monitoring solutions for AI systems
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- 5-7 years of experience in Data Engineering, AI Engineering, or related disciplines
- Strong experience developing large-scale data pipelines and distributed processing solutions
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, APIs, and cloud-native architectures
- Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining RESTful APIs and web services
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employee wellness
- Unlimited Paid Time Off to encourage work-life balance
- 401K plan with a 6% company match and no vesting period for future security
- Health Savings Accounts for tax-advantaged healthcare expenses
- Tuition reimbursement support for continuous learning and skill development
- Disability insurance providing income replacement for illness or injury
- Community involvement opportunities to contribute and give back
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.