Lead, Agentic AI Platform & Engineering

Esko; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Esko in Prague (Hybrid) leads the Agentic AI engineering effort, combining line management with hands‑on technical work to shape a shared AI platform. You will guide architecture, interfaces, and adoption across product teams while maintaining a strong focus on reliability, security, and performance.

You will mentor engineers, drive end‑to‑end ownership of substantial technical areas, and work closely with architecture, cloud, product management, and design to deliver scalable, reusable

Qualifications

• Proven production software engineering experience in Python/TypeScript/Java and running reliable systems.
• Experience leading engineers, coaching, and owning technical direction with measurable impact.
• Track record building platforms or shared services used by multiple teams.
• Hands-on experience building production AI systems with awareness of limitations and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Agentic AI engineering team through goals, feedback, and career growth.
• Contribute to design, implementation, and operation of Esko's shared AI platform areas.
• Shape platform direction, interfaces, and quality standards with the architecture community.
• Translate needs into reusable platform capabilities while balancing domain differences.
• Establish engineering practices for reliability, security, observability, and performance.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Java

Engineering leadership

Platform design

API design

AI systems experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/ML/DS/AI

Tools

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Observability

Job description

Esko in Prague (Hybrid) leads the Agentic AI engineering effort, combining line management with hands‑on technical work to shape a shared AI platform. You will guide architecture, interfaces, and adoption across product teams while maintaining a strong focus on reliability, security, and performance.

You will mentor engineers, drive end‑to‑end ownership of substantial technical areas, and work closely with architecture, cloud, product management, and design to deliver scalable, reusable