Part-time Principal AI Engineer (Agentic AI) / Tech Lead - Remote - USA

FullStack Labs, Inc.; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with 4% match

Career advancement opportunities

Continuing education opportunities

Job summary

FullStack Labs, Inc. in the United States offers a Part-time Principal AI Engineer (Agentic AI) / Tech Lead role supporting remote engagements. You will work with clients either via team augmentation or design & build, guiding architecture and end-to-end delivery.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software engineering experience, advanced English, a 4-year degree, and proven expertise in agentic AI, LLMs, API integrations, and CI/CD practices. Expect 20+ hours weekly overlap with PT hours.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams through end-to-end technical delivery, defining architecture and roadmaps.
• Advanced English is required.
• Successful completion of a four-year college degree is required.
• Expertise in designing and shipping production-grade agentic AI applications and complex LLM architectures.
• Has integrated LLM provider APIs, autonomous agent frameworks, and custom tool-calling mechanisms into software products.
• Track record of acting as a technical liaison, interfacing with clients/stakeholders to scope technical work and own end-to-end delivery.
• Solid background in system architecture, distributed systems, and modern API integrations.
• Has owned CI/CD deployment pipelines, automated testing, and failure/retry strategies for AI workflows.
• Availability to work 20+ hours per week overlapping with US Pacific Time (PT) business hours.
• Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
• Forensic attention to detail.
• A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
• Experience working on Agile/Scrum teams.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work.
• Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients and deliver on commitments.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams through end-to-end delivery and define architecture.
• Collaborate with clients to scope technical work and develop roadmaps.
• Design and ship agentic AI applications and integrate services.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and testing strategies for AI workflows.
• Mentor and guide team members in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Leadership

Agentic AI design

LLM architectures

API integrations

CI/CD pipelines

Agile/Scrum

Advanced English

Education

Bachelor's degree (4-year)

Tools

LLM provider APIs

Autonomous agent frameworks

Tool-calling mechanisms

Job description

Part-time Principal AI Engineer (Agentic AI) / Tech Lead - Remote - USA

Little Rock

Arkansas

USA

About FullStack

FullStack is your AI-native engineering partner, built to turn AI capability into certainty. Most companies can demo AI; few can get it to production and prove what it produced. We close that gap with three capabilities, AI built into your products from the start, elite vetted talent who apply it, and transparent execution that shows value every step of the way. With now over 600 customers in North America, FullStack is one integrated partner for all your AI engineering needs. With FullStack, you move forward with confidence.

We’re most proud of:

• Offering life-changing career opportunities to talented software professionals across the Americas.
• Building highly-skilled software development teams for hundreds of the world’s greatest companies.
• Having delivered hundreds of successful custom software solutions, which have positively impacted the lives and careers of millions of users.
• Our 4.1-star rating on GlassDoor.
• Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.

The Position

We're looking to hire a Part-time Principal AI Engineer (Agentic AI) / Tech Lead to join our team. You'll work with our incredible clients in one of two ways:

Team Augmentation: You will integrate directly into our client's team and work alongside their existing designers and engineers daily.

Design & Build: You will work on a FullStack product team to build and deliver a product to our clients.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams through end-to-end technical delivery, defining architecture, and translating client requirements into technical roadmaps.
• Advanced English is required.
• Successful completion of a four-year college degree is required.
• Expertise in designing and shipping production-grade agentic AI applications and complex LLM architectures.
• Has integrated LLM provider APIs, autonomous agent frameworks, and custom tool-calling mechanisms into software products.
• Track record of acting as a technical liaison, interfacing with clients/stakeholders to scope technical work and own end-to-end delivery.
• Solid background in system architecture, distributed systems, and modern API integrations.
• Has owned CI/CD deployment pipelines, automated testing, and failure/retry strategies for AI workflows.
• Availability to work 20+ hours per week overlapping with US Pacific Time (PT) business hours.
• Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
• Forensic attention to detail.
• A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
• Experience working on Agile/Scrum teams.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon.
• Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients and dedicate yourself to delivering on the commitments you and your team make to them.

Nice To Have

We’re seeking engineers who are AI-enthusiastic in their workflow. Professional experience or personal project work with the following is a significant plus:

• Cursor, Windsurf, or Google Antigravity.
• Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or Copilot CLI.

Work Authorization Requirements

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

FullStack will not sponsor applicants for work visas now or in the future.

What We Offer

• Paid Time Off (vacation, sick leave, parental leave, holidays).
• The ability to work with leading startups and Fortune 500 companies.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) w/ 4% match.
• Ample opportunity for career advancement.
• Continuing education opportunities.

FullStack is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.