Senior AI Agent Architect & Tech Lead

Postman; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 256,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical coverage

Flexible PTO

Wellness reimbursement

Monthly lunch stipend

Job summary

Postman is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff and AI Agent Development Lead to drive the design, development, and deployment of next‑generation AI agents that interact with users and complex environments. You will steer architecture and scalable implementations, collaborating with research, product and engineering teams to build safe, interpretable AI technology.

You will lead cross‑functional teams, design agent architectures, and mentor engineers while ensuring alignment with safety

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical teams in AI or ML engineering, preferably building AI agents or assistants.
• Strong software engineering skills with proficiency in Python and familiarity with modern ML frameworks (e.g., JAX, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Deep understanding of language models, reinforcement learning, and AI safety/alignment concepts.
• Experience with scalable system design and cloud infrastructure.
• Passion for AI safety, interpretability, and user-centered AI development.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team focused on AI agent development, from conceptual design to production deployment.
• Design and implement AI agent architectures leveraging state‑of‑the‑art language models and associated technologies.
• Collaborate with research scientists on scalable experiments and productize research innovations.
• Drive the development of agent capabilities including dialogue management, decision making, and autonomy.
• Ensure AI safety and alignment principles are integrated throughout the agent lifecycle.
• Mentor and grow technical staff, fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation.
• Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance AI agent capabilities.
• Partner with product and policy teams to align AI agent features with user needs and ethical standards.

Skills

Leadership experience

Python

ML frameworks

Language models

AI safety

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

JAX

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Postman is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff and AI Agent Development Lead to drive the design, development, and deployment of next‑generation AI agents that interact with users and complex environments. You will steer architecture and scalable implementations, collaborating with research, product and engineering teams to build safe, interpretable AI technology.

You will lead cross‑functional teams, design agent architectures, and mentor engineers while ensuring alignment with safety