Senior Technical Lead | AI Hybrid Agent (Tendem)

Company Intro

AtToloka AIwe create data that powers leading GenAI models and innovations. We work with frontier labs big tech renowned AI startups enterprises and non-profit research organizations worldwide. We use a combination of Experts Crowd Tech Platform to teach AI models to reason and evaluate their efficacy and safety. We have experts in more than 50 different domainsfrom doctors and lawyers to physicists and engineersand boast one of the most diverse global crowdsrepresenting over100 countries and speaking 40 languages. We are a well-funded startup with an enviable portfolio of clients includingAnthropicAmazonMicrosoft PoolsideRecraft and Shopify.

Recently we secured strategic investment led byBezos Expeditions and Nebius Groupwith participation fromMikhail ParakhinCTO of Shopify and board advisor to leading GenAI companies who now serves as our Chairman of the Board. Our remote-first team is globally distributed around the world: USAUKthe NetherlandsIsraelCzech RepublicSerbia and more.

Intro

We believe the future of work lies ineffective AIhuman collaboration not in purely autonomous systems operating on their own.

Thats why were buildingTendem AI - the first hybrid AIhuman agent an Uber for knowledge work. We take in a clients request and use an AI workflow supervised and refined by human experts to produce high-quality deliverables. It is positioned as an alternative to both pure AI assistants and freelance platforms aiming to give the speed of AI with the reliability and accountability of experienced professionals.

At the heart of Tendem is a hybrid LLMhuman execution agent. It breaks down tasks plans executes knows its own limits selects an expert from theToloka marketplace and brings them into the loop. The agent and the expert work in a tight feedback cycle - passing drafts back and forth checking each others work. Tendem understands whats happening inside the task manages it end-to-end and is accountable for the final outcome. This is no longer traditional clientfreelancer matching only.

About the role

We are looking for a highly skilledSenior Technical Leaderto head this direction. This hands-on role combines deep technical expertise in AI/ML with proven leadership abilities to drive the design development and deployment of cutting-edge generative AI solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams mentor engineers and ensure delivery of innovative scalable and high-performing AI products.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Head of Product to drive strategic product development
• Lead end-to-end product development: backend frontend AI agents
• Be deeply hands-on into development research and implement quick MVPs on their own
• Deeply understand and evolve architecture find proper balance between new features and infrastructural tasks
• Refine requirements of big projects allocate development resources
• Constantly invest into speed of the team maintain frequent product updates
• Grow lead and mentor an engineering team (people management)

Qualifications

• Solid background as lead product engineer senior technology leader engineering manager or CTO
• Proven experience in leading and managing technical teams (preferrably 10 people)
• Wide knowledge in technologies good understanding how modern frontend backend and AI stack work
• Proven experience of delivering SaaS products in fast-paced agile environments
• Hands-on experience in building AI/ML products
• Experience in scaling the product 10-100x in a fast growing startup environment would be beneficial
• Lean organizational design understanding and agentic approach to development automation would be beneficial

What we can offer

• Youll have the opportunity to work on highly innovative projects at the leading edge of AI development and work with a genuinely dedicated and dynamic team of experts;
• Youll also be working on projects with customers that are AI industry leaders and household names;
• Personal and career development: we support employees ambition for professional development and encourage them to implement their ideas in their projects;
• Flexibility: we offer remote or hybrid employment. You will also design with your manager a workday that works best for you;
• Paid vacation parental leave and sick leave.

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