Senior Agentic AI Lead

Jobtailor; Philippines; On-site; PHP 2,232,000 - 3,906,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the Philippines seeks a senior technical leader to own the direction of an agentic AI product, transitioning from an external US vendor to an in-house team.

You will lead a small pod, design with Claude Code, Postgres, and Rust, and enforce governance, security, and delivery timelines while aligning with customer needs.

Qualifications

• Proven senior-level experience in agentic AI systems.
• Hands-on experience training Small Language Models (SLMs).
• Security-first mindset with production-scale focus.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise-class systems: scalability, reliability, and security.
• Experience with Claude Code, Postgres, and Rust.
• Leadership or mentoring experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong project management and ability to plan deliver timelines.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of an agentic AI product being transitioned from an external US vendor to an in-house team.
• Lead a small pod, including a developer dedicated to SLM training, setting priorities and reviewing their work
• Design and build using Claude Code, Postgres, and Rust as the core stack
• Establish and enforce governance operations — data handling, model behavior, access controls, and change management
• Embed application security thinking into every layer of the architecture, from code to deployment
• Bring genuine business acumen to technical decisions — balancing customer needs, cost, and delivery timelines
• Manage requirements and delivery through Jira, maintain the codebase in GitHub, and coordinate UI build-out via Loveable
• Produce clear, thorough documentation for architecture, processes, and product decisions
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for leadership and the incoming customer base

Skills

Agentic AI

SLM Training

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Security Mindset

Documentation

Enterprise Systems

Tools

Claude Code

Postgres

Rust

GitHub

Jira

Loveable

Job description

• Own the technical direction of an agentic AI product being transitioned from an external US vendor to an in-house team
• Lead a small pod, including a developer dedicated to SLM training, setting priorities and reviewing their work
• Design and build using Claude Code, Postgres, and Rust as the core stack
• Establish and enforce governance operations — data handling, model behavior, access controls, and change management
• Embed application security thinking into every layer of the architecture, from code to deployment
• Bring genuine business acumen to technical decisions — balancing customer needs, cost, and delivery timelines
• Manage requirements and delivery through Jira, maintain the codebase in GitHub, and coordinate UI build-out via Loveable
• Produce clear, thorough documentation for architecture, processes, and product decisions
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for leadership and the incoming customer base

Requirements

• Proven, senior-level experience in agentic AI systems — this is not an entry- or mid-level position
• Deep technical rigor comparable to someone with a quantum computing or similarly advanced technical background
• Hands-on experience training Small Language Models (SLMs)
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise-class systems: scalability, reliability, and security at production scale
• A security-first mindset — able to identify and mitigate application security risks proactively
• Experience with Claude Code, Postgres, and Rust (or clear ability to ramp quickly across this stack)
• Familiarity with GitHub, Jira, and ideally Loveable
• Track record of leading or mentoring other engineers
• Strong documentation habits and excellent written and verbal communication
• Solid project management skills — able to plan, prioritize, and deliver against timelines with minimal oversight
• Product-minded: comfortable thinking about the end customer, not just the code.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in agentic AI systems, with a strong focus on application security, project management, and technical leadership. Proficient in Claude Code, Postgres, and Rust, with a proven ability to balance technical decisions with business acumen.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Agentic AI Systems Expertise
• Small Language Model Training
• Claude Code Development
• Application Security Mindset
• Project Management Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Claude Code
• Postgres
• Rust
• Small Language Model Training
• Enterprise-Class Systems
• Application Security
• Scalability
• Reliability
• Security at Production Scale
• Documentation

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Communication
• Business Acumen
• Project Planning

Industry Keywords

• Governance Operations
• Data Handling
• Model Behavior
• Access Controls
• Change Management

Tools & Technologies

• GitHub
• Jira
• Loveable