The Technical Lead will mentor software teams, architect AI-enabled solutions, engage with clients, and ensure best practices in modern application development.
We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead with a strong software engineering foundation and recent hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence, AI Agents, and AI-driven skills development for Indianapolis, IN location
This role combines technical leadership, client engagement, and modern application development expertise across cloud-native architectures. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can guide engineering teams, architect scalable solutions, and confidently interact with clients to drive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor software development teams, ensuring best practices in design, coding, testing, and deployment
- Architect and deliver AI-enabled solutions, including:
- AI Agents
- LLM integrations
- AI-powered workflows and automation
- Serve as a client-facing technical lead, collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Drive end-to-end delivery of modern applications, from architecture to production deployment
- Provide hands-on development support in JavaScript (React, Node.js) and/or Python
- Design and implement cloud-native solutions in AWS
- Establish and enforce engineering standards, including CI/CD, observability, and security best practices
- Lead design reviews, sprint planning, and technical decision-making
- Stay current with emerging trends in AI, agents, and generative technologies
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with progressive technical leadership
- Recent hands-on experience with:
- AI/ML solutions, especially AI Agents or LLM-based systems
- Frameworks such as LangChain, OpenAI APIs, or similar
- Strong development experience in:
- JavaScript (React, Node.js)
- Python
- Proven experience working in AWS environments (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, API Gateway, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams
- Experience in client-facing roles, including presenting technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong understanding of:
- Microservices architecture
- API design
- Event-driven systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building and deploying AI agents or autonomous workflows
- Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, and RAG architectures
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Exposure to enterprise integration patterns and large-scale systems
Key Traits
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to balance hands-on coding with technical leadership
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, client-driven environments
- Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented mindset
Location:
Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid / Client Onsite Required)
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