Principal Agentic AI Engineer

Exavalu

California (MO)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Exavalu is seeking an experienced Agentic AI Technical Lead to guide a high-impact SWAT Pod and deliver production-grade AI solutions. You will architect, build, review, troubleshoot, and deploy AI applications while mentoring a compact engineering team.

You will drive adoption of Agentic AI architectures, RAG, and orchestration frameworks for scalable enterprise AI. The ideal candidate has a strong software engineering background with recent hands-on AI development in production and experience

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or AI development experience.
  • Recent hands-on coding experience in production environments.
  • Experience with Large Language Model (LLM) applications.
  • Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
  • Experience with Agentic AI solutions and scalable enterprise AI apps.
  • Strong API development, cloud-native architecture, and distributed systems knowledge.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and production monitoring.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a compact Agentic AI SWAT Pod across multiple AI use-case tracks.
  • Drive architectural design and implementation for enterprise Agentic AI solutions.
  • Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and enforce engineering best practices.
  • Design reusable AI components and reference implementations.
  • Own critical code paths and contribute to hands-on software development.
  • Ensure observability and CI/CD readiness for AI applications.

Skills

Python
Java
TypeScript
Agentic AI
RAG
AI Orchestration
LLMs
API development
Cloud-native
Distributed systems
CI/CD
Production monitoring
Code reviews
OpenTelemetry
MLOps
LangGraph
Knowledge Graphs
Multi-Agent Systems
Docker

Tools

LangGraph
AI Workflow Orchestration
REST APIs
Git
Deployment Automation
OpenTelemetry

Job description

Exavalu Solutions India Pvt Ltd | Full time

Exavalu is a US based consulting firm specialized in Digital Transformation Advisory and Digital Solution Delivery for select industries like Insurance, Healthcare and Financial Services. Our Headquarters is in California, US with multiple offices across US, Canada, and delivery centres in India. We were founded by Industry executives and Consulting principals with deep industry experience that allows us to bring advisory strength and solution expertise to clients. We’re in a hyper growth trajectory growing at over 100% year on year.

Join our diverse and inclusive team where you will feel valued and motivated to contribute with your unique skills and experience.

Exavalu offers permanent remote working model as we believe in going where the right talent is.

Job Description

This is a remote position.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Agentic AI Technical Lead to lead a high-impact Agentic AI SWAT Pod responsible for delivering next-generation AI solutions across strategic business use cases.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will architect, build, review, troubleshoot, and deploy production-grade AI applications while mentoring a compact engineering team. You will drive the adoption of modern Agentic AI architectures, intelligent workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and orchestration frameworks to deliver scalable enterprise AI solutions.

The ideal candidate should possess a strong software engineering background with recent hands-on coding experience in AI applications and have successfully delivered production-grade LLM, RAG, or Agentic AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
  • Lead a compact Agentic AI SWAT Pod across multiple AI use-case tracks.
  • Drive technical architecture and implementation for enterprise Agentic AI solutions.
  • Select the most appropriate solution architecture using:
    • Agentic AI
    • Workflow Automation
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Application Logic
    • Hybrid AI Patterns
  • Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish engineering best practices.
  • Parallelize delivery across multiple workstreams while ensuring technical consistency.
AI Solution Development
  • Design and develop production-ready AI agents and autonomous workflows.
  • Build intelligent AI systems using:
    • Large Language Models (LLMs)
    • Agentic AI
    • RAG architectures
    • Multi-agent orchestration
  • Develop reusable AI components and reference implementations.
  • Own critical code paths and contribute to hands-on software development.
Agent Orchestration & Integration

Take ownership of:

  • Agent orchestration
  • Context management
  • AI workflow readiness
  • AI service integrations
  • Design scalable, secure, and maintainable AI platforms.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and optimize AI workloads.
  • Implement CI/CD best practices for AI applications.
  • Build observability into AI systems using modern monitoring frameworks.
  • Ensure engineering quality through testing, code reviews, and deployment automation.
Required Skills & Experience
  • 10+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or AI development experience.
  • Recent hands-on coding experience in production environments.
  • Large Language Model (LLM) applications
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Agentic AI solutions
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals.
  • Experience building scalable enterprise AI applications.
  • Strong understanding of API development, cloud-native architecture, and distributed systems.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and production monitoring.
Primary Skills
Programming Languages
  • Python
  • Java
  • TypeScript
  • Agentic AI
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • AI Assistants
  • AI Orchestration
  • Prompt Engineering
Frameworks & Technologies
  • LangGraph
  • AI Workflow Orchestration
  • REST APIs
DevOps
  • Git
  • Deployment Automation
Observability
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Performance Optimization
Secondary Skills (Good to Have)
  • LangChain
  • CrewAI
  • AutoGen
  • Semantic Kernel
  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Multi-Agent Systems
  • Docker
  • Distributed Systems
  • MLOps
  • AI Governance
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience
  • 10+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, or AI development experience.
  • Recent hands-on coding experience in production environments.
  • Large Language Model (LLM) applications
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Agentic AI solutions
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals.
  • Experience building scalable enterprise AI applications.
  • Strong understanding of API development, cloud-native architecture, and distributed systems.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and production monitoring.
Primary Skills
Programming Languages
  • Python
  • Java
  • TypeScript
  • Agentic AI
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • AI Assistants
  • AI Orchestration
  • Prompt Engineering
Frameworks & Technologies
  • LangGraph
  • AI Workflow Orchestration
  • REST APIs
DevOps
  • Git
  • Deployment Automation
Observability
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Performance Optimization
Secondary Skills (Good to Have)
  • LangChain
  • CrewAI
  • AutoGen
  • Semantic Kernel
  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Multi-Agent Systems
  • Docker
  • Distributed Systems
  • MLOps
  • AI Governance

Diversity Inclusion:

At Exavalu, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by applicable law. We nurture a culture that embraces all individuals and promotes diverse perspectives, where you can make an impact and grow your career.

Exavalu also promotes flexibility depending on the needs of employees, customers and the business. It might be part-time work, working outside normal 9-5 business hours or working remotely. We also have a welcome back program to help people get back to the mainstream after a long break due to health or family reasons.

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