Sierra

Engineering Manager, Agent

New York, NY. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will lead the design and delivery of production-grade AI agents. You will operate as an IC for the first 3-6 months before managing and growing a team of engineers.

What you will do

  • Lead the design and delivery of production-grade AI agents
  • Operate as an IC for the first 3-6 months
  • Manage and grow a team of engineers
  • Own the Agent Development Life Cycle
  • Build and guide teams through the full lifecycle from pilot to deployment
  • Partner with large enterprises and cutting-edge startups
  • Shape the future of the platform by surfacing unmet needs

Required qualifications

  • Experience building and scaling end-to-end production systems
  • Experience leading engineering teams that build and scale end-to-end production systems
  • Strong technical problem-solving skills
  • Ability to guide teams through ambiguous, fast-changing environments
  • Leadership style that is hands-on and blends high standards with empathy
  • Ability to work closely with customers and translate business needs into technical deliverables
  • Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
  • Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience

Nice to have

  • AI-related experience
  • Experience developing AI agents
  • Experience building or deploying AI/LLM systems in production
  • Background as a founder, engineering lead, or startup builder
  • Familiarity with tools for today's AI agents: eval frameworks, agent tooling, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering
  • Prior experience with React, TypeScript, and/or Go
  • Experience interfacing with customers or leading technical projects with external stakeholders

Benefits

  • Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
  • Parental leave
  • Fertility and family building benefits
  • Lunch, delicious snacks and coffee when working onsite
  • Discretionary benefit stipend
  • Free alphorn lessons
  • Equity plans for eligible full-time employees

About the company

Sierra is a platform for customer-facing AI agents working with large brands. It is an in-person company based in San Francisco.