Unconventionalinc
Member of Technical Staff - Agentic Applications
Palo Alto, CA or Greater Seattle Area · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
JavaScriptPythonReactNext.jsNode.jsFull-Stack DevelopmentSQLDatabricksAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsCI/CDDevOpsOAuthMachine LearningLLMsRAGAgentic AIAI OrchestrationCybersecurityProduct Management
About the role
- As the first hire and zero-to-one owner of our Agentic Applications pod, you will serve as the founding engineer for Unconventional AI's internal enterprise productivity suite.
- This is a high-impact, highly autonomous role where you will be the force multiplier for our entire team.
- Your work will directly accelerate our business operations, covering areas such as intelligent talent recruiting tools, dynamic knowledge bases, contextual AI assistants, and semantic search.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Application Development: Architect, build, and maintain bespoke internal Enterprise Productivity applications powered by Agentic AI (e.g., smart recruiting tools, contextual assistants, and semantic search).
- You will collaborate directly with internal stakeholders across the company to gather requirements, rapidly prototype, collect feedback, and ruthlessly prioritize the roadmap.
- Enjoy massive ownership and an outsized opportunity to drive change.
- You won't just be writing code; you will drive the overarching technical strategy, lead "build vs. buy" decisions, and set the foundation for how AI agents augment our day-to-day operations.
Requirements
- Languages: Strong programming proficiency in Python and/or modern JavaScript ecosystems (Node.js, React, Next.js, etc.).
- DevOps: Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and taking end-to-end operational ownership of application deployment.
- Strong programming proficiency in Python and/or modern JavaScript ecosystems (Node.js, React, Next.js, etc.).
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and taking end-to-end operational ownership of application deployment.
Nice to have
- Security: Deep understanding of application security, including implementing authentication protocols (e.g., SSO, OAuth, SAML) and robust access controls.
- RAG Pipelines: Proven expertise in designing and deploying robust RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines and utilizing advanced prompt engineering techniques.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience deploying, scaling, and maintaining applications in major cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
- The Mission: Redefine computing for the next 50 years by solving the fundamental energy limitation of AI at a global scale.
- The Impact: Shape the company's future as a foundational team member.
- The Challenge: Dive into deeply complex, intellectually stimulating, and unsolved problems at the cutting edge of multiple, converging fields-you will be defining the future of AI compute.
Skills
- About Unconventional
- Take full lifecycle ownership of your applications.
Compensation
- The Perks: A comprehensive package including competitive salary, significant equity, best-in-class health benefits, 401k matching, truly unlimited PTO, and complimentary meals when working from our Palo Alto office.
Benefits
- A comprehensive package including competitive salary, significant equity, best-in-class health benefits, 401k matching, truly unlimited PTO, and complimentary meals when working from our Palo Alto office.
Company info
- Technical Strategy & Evaluation: Continuously evaluate the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem. Drive "build vs. buy" decisions for internal tooling to ensure we are solving problems with maximum speed and efficiency.
- Drive "build vs. buy" decisions for internal tooling to ensure we are solving problems with maximum speed and efficiency.
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