AI Agent Builder for Fast-Impact Startups

ClearDesk; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ClearDesk, a California-based staffing company, seeks an early-career AI lead to work directly with the CEO and Chief of Staff. You’ll build agents that streamline recruiting, onboarding, and operations across ClearDesk and incubated ventures, translating business needs into working AI solutions.

You’ll own end-to-end delivery, stand up new AI stacks for new companies, mentor the team, and help shape the future of the ecosystem while shipping impactful tooling in days rather than months.

Qualifications

• Built real agents that run for users today (business, side project, or personal workflow).
• Experience with Claude Code and at least one other agent platform (OpenAI Agents SDK, Grok, or similar).
• Proficient in Python or TypeScript to connect APIs and systems.
• Fast executor who ships v1 in days and iterates with users.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship production agents across ClearDesk and incubated companies using Claude Code, Claude Cowork, OpenAI’s agent tools and custom GPTs, Grok, and similar.
• Own the full loop: scope the process with the business owner, build the agent, connect to systems (HubSpot, Slack, Gmail, Google Workspace, Asana), test, rollout, and maintain.
• Automate tasks that consume leadership time: recruiting and candidate screening, client onboarding, reporting, inbox and calendar triage, sales follow-up, QA for remote team members.
• Stand up the AI stack for new companies so it starts with agents instead of headcount.
• Teach the team: run sessions, write playbooks, raise AI fluency of CEO, Chief of Staff, and department heads.
• Track model and tooling landscape; advise on adoption, skipping, or switching.
• Set standards for how agents are built, tested, and secured across the ecosystem.

Skills

Agent development

Python/TypeScript

Fast delivery

Business communication

Problem solving

Tools

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

OpenAI Agents SDK

Grok

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Job description

ClearDesk, a California-based staffing company, seeks an early-career AI lead to work directly with the CEO and Chief of Staff. You’ll build agents that streamline recruiting, onboarding, and operations across ClearDesk and incubated ventures, translating business needs into working AI solutions.

You’ll own end-to-end delivery, stand up new AI stacks for new companies, mentor the team, and help shape the future of the ecosystem while shipping impactful tooling in days rather than months.