Agentic AI Engineer

About the job

Seeking an Agentic AI Engineer for a full-time, onsite opportunity in Dallas, TX (5 days per week onsite). This role is with a venture-backed artificial intelligence startup focused on building autonomous AI systems for the middle market. The ideal candidate will help design and scale AI-powered engineering workflows, leveraging LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, automation platforms, and modern software engineering practices to transform how products are built and delivered.

What makes this opportunity unique? You'll join an early-stage startup that has secured funding and established initial customer traction, giving you the opportunity to influence both product and technical strategy. This is a highly visible role where you'll work directly with leadership to build the infrastructure, guardrails, and evaluation systems that enable AI-assisted development at scale. It's an ideal opportunity for someone who wants significant ownership, exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies, and the ability to shape how engineering teams leverage AI in the future.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience building solutions with modern AI and LLM technologies
• Strong software engineering and systems design experience
• Experience with AI agents, orchestration frameworks, and development automation
• Ability to design scalable workflows, evaluation frameworks, and engineering processes
• Experience implementing software quality controls, testing frameworks, and automation

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience building agentic AI applications
• Deep familiarity with LLM evaluation techniques
• Experience developing internal developer platforms or tooling
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development workflows
• Startup experience

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 40% Agentic AI Infrastructure & Orchestration
• 25% AI Evaluation & Quality Systems
• 20% Developer Productivity & Enablement
• 15% Security, Governance & Process Optimization

Daily Responsibilities

• Build tooling and infrastructure that enables engineers to effectively leverage AI agents
• Design context management, evaluation, and verification systems for AI-generated code
• Establish guardrails, testing strategies, and quality controls for AI-assisted development
• Measure and optimize engineering productivity through automation and analytics
• Partner with engineering leadership to identify and implement best practices

The Offer

You will receive the following benefits:

• Eligible for Salary Bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options
• Strong Growth & Leadership Opportunity

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.