OutSystems · 4 hours ago
Lead AI Engineer
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expOutSystems is a global company focused on enabling enterprise teams to build AI-powered applications and agents. The Lead AI Engineer will be responsible for architecting, guiding, and scaling enterprise AI agents, ensuring technical alignment with strategic vision, and mentoring senior engineers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsDevOpsGenerative AIPaaSSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Architectural Leadership & Strategy (Primary Focus)
Define Agent Reference Architecture: Establish the standardized, reusable, and secure reference architecture for building, testing, and deploying all AI Agents within the OutSystems solutions portfolio
Technology Vetting: Evaluate and select the core Generative AI models, orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel), and MLOps tools used by the team, balancing state-of-the-art capabilities with enterprise reliability
Design Reviews: Lead architectural and code reviews for all agent components, ensuring scalability, security (especially around data leakage and access control), and compliance with Responsible AI principles
Advanced Development & Integration
Complex Agent Development: Remain hands-on by designing and coding the most complex, high-impact agent components or tools that interact with core enterprise systems
Low-Code Integration Strategy: Define the API and integration strategies for seamlessly and securely connecting agent back-ends with the low-code applications built on OutSystems
Performance and Governance: Oversee performance tuning of agents and implement robust logging, monitoring, and tracing mechanisms for all AI services in production
Mentorship and Alignment
Technical Guidance: Mentor and guide the team of Senior AI Engineers and developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation
Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with the Director of Solutions and Product Management to translate strategic objectives into clear, executable technical roadmaps and deliver solutions that meet market needs
Qualification
Required
AI Agent and System Architecture: 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with experience building production-grade AI Agents and complex intelligent systems within the enterprise
Generative AI Expert: Mastery of LLMs, advanced prompt engineering, RAG strategies, fine-tuning, and grounding techniques. Proven ability to design agentic systems that require complex reasoning and tool use
Framework Leadership: Expert-level knowledge and practical experience leading teams utilizing major AI Agent orchestration frameworks (LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or deep internal frameworks)
Python and Scalability: Expert-level coding skills in Python, coupled with extensive experience in cloud-native deployment, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and managing scalable APIs (REST/gRPC)
Security & Responsible AI: Demonstrated ability to implement security best practices (e.g., authorization, data masking) and enforce Responsible AI governance and guardrails in production systems
Architectural Vision: Proven track record of defining and driving multi-year technical roadmaps and architectural standards
Team Leadership: Experience successfully mentoring and leading technical peers or small engineering teams
Strategic Communicator: Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical risks and opportunities to executive stakeholders and non-technical partners
Preferred
Low-Code Platform Knowledge: Familiarity with the OutSystems platform or similar low-code/no-code platforms, understanding their integration patterns and architecture limitations
Benefits
A company that is always growing, changing, and innovating.
Real career opportunities.
Work colleagues that are as smart, hard-working, and driven as you.
Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA.
We ask “why” a lot.
Company
OutSystems
OutSystems is an AI-powered low-code platform that enables businesses to develop, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade apps.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
2024 (8)
2023 (5)
2022 (3)
2021 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$802.08MKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsNorth Bridge Venture Partners & Growth EquityArmilar Venture Partners
2022-10-15Series G· $230M
2021-02-17Series E· $150M
2020-09-15Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Woodson Martin
CEO at OutSystems
Carlos Alves
Co-Founder & Chief Client Partner
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