You will lead a high-velocity engineering team to rebuild a successful marketplace around agentic AI. This hands-on role involves architecting conversational interfaces and implementing feedback loops for AI agents. Working directly with the founder, you will leverage agentic coding tools to achieve 10x productivity while shaping the technical future of an international platform.
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Tech Lead at VC-backed AI-native marketplace
Are you ready to build the future of conversational commerce? We are looking for an AI-pilled Tech Lead to join a top-tier VC-backed marketplace in London. You will lead a lean team in a greenfield build, replacing traditional forms with agentic AI workflows. If you are a 10x engineer who uses agentic coding tools to ship at lightning speed and wants meaningful equity in a high-growth startup, this is your chance to define the AI-native era of a global platform.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
VC-backed AI-native marketplace
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and build scalable AI agent workflows that handle end-to-end customer interactions via chat and messaging platforms.
- Lead a small engineering squad by example, writing high-quality code daily and maintaining a rapid deployment cycle.
- Optimize agent performance through sophisticated training loops, workflow scaling, and the integration of modern LLM capabilities.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Deeply "AI-pilled" with proven experience building and deploying agentic systems or working extensively with large language models.
- A high-productivity full-stack engineer comfortable with cloud-native infrastructure and able to move fast in a startup environment.
- Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to make independent architectural decisions without needing extensive management oversight.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead a greenfield transition to an AI-first architecture within a company that already has significant market traction and revenue.
- Receive a high-conviction equity package and join a lean, elite team where your architectural decisions directly impact global expansion.
- Work at the bleeding edge of agentic workflows, moving beyond simple chatbots to create fully autonomous conversational commerce experiences.
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