Aptive Resources · 22 hours ago
Agentic AI Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expAptive Resources is seeking an experienced Agentic AI Lead to design, develop, and deploy advanced AI agent systems powered by Claude. The role involves architecting intelligent, autonomous agents to solve complex problems and requires collaboration with functional leaders, engineering teams, and customers to deliver production-ready AI agents.
Enterprise SoftwareConsultingBusiness Information SystemsManagement Consulting
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy advanced AI agent systems powered by Claude
Architect and build intelligent, autonomous agents that solve complex real-world problems across diverse domains
Work closely with functional leaders, engineering teams, and customers to design, prototype, and deploy production-ready AI agents
Transform business requirements into robust agent architectures while managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment
Deliver high-quality solutions by designing effective prompt strategies, implementing robust tool-use patterns, and ensuring alignment with AI safety principles
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to meet evolving customer needs and technical requirements
Lead AI development initiatives and maintain clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Implement safety measures and guardrails in AI systems, including input validation and output filtering
Evaluate agent performance and conduct analyses to translate findings into systematic improvements
Qualification
Required
2+ years' experience designing, developing, or deploying AI/ML systems, intelligent automation, or software applications, preferably with large language models or conversational AI systems
Experience working with Anthropic's Claude API, OpenAI, or similar foundation model platforms is strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, AI/ML, or a related technical discipline
Demonstrated ability to lead AI development initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, software engineers, product managers, domain experts, and customers, while maintaining clear, effective written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Proven experience in advanced prompt engineering, including chain-of-thought reasoning, few-shot learning, prompt chaining, and systematic prompt optimization techniques to achieve reliable agent behaviors
Strong programming proficiency in Python and experience with API integration, tool-use/function-calling patterns, error handling, and building production-grade applications that interact with LLM APIs
Ability to manage multiple concurrent AI development projects with competing priorities in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment while maintaining code quality, documentation standards, and security best practices
Proficiency with development tools and platforms including version control (Git/GitHub), API testing tools (Postman, curl), cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and collaboration tools used to coordinate development workflows
Strategic, solutions-oriented AI developer with strong attention to detail and the ability to architect and implement a wide range of agentic systems, from research assistants and coding agents to workflow automation and decision-support tools
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing multi-step agentic workflows, including task decomposition, dynamic planning, tool orchestration, memory management, and error recovery patterns
Deep familiarity with Anthropic's product ecosystem, including Claude API capabilities (streaming, tool use, extended context), Claude Code, prompt caching, batch API, and best practices for responsible AI development and deployment
Experience building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers or integrating AI agents with external tools, APIs, databases, and enterprise systems to extend agent capabilities beyond text generation
Proven ability to implement safety measures and guardrails in AI systems, including input validation, output filtering, harmful content detection, and alignment with responsible AI principles
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience evaluating agent performance, conducting ablation studies, analyzing failure modes, and translating findings into systematic improvements and stakeholder recommendations
Experience with agentic frameworks and libraries (LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar) and understanding of when to use frameworks versus custom implementations
Highly skilled in designing evaluation frameworks and testing strategies for AI agents, including unit testing for prompts, integration testing for multi-step workflows, and measuring success metrics aligned with business objectives
Company
Aptive Resources
Aptive Resources is a management consulting firm focused on human experience, digital services and business transformation.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Rachele Cooper
CEO/Founder
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