Hiring: Technical Lead, AI Email App Company: ActAI Location: Palo Alto, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 17:59:14 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: AI-powered products, LLM integration, backend systems, APIs, mobile, desktop, system architecture, orchestration, observability, reliability engineering, technical leadership, mentorship, production systems Experience: - Significant experience leading application or product engineering for complex systems - Strong hands-on background building and shipping backend systems used in production - Experience building AI-powered products or systems that integrate with modern ML/LLM capabilities - Comfortable working across backend and client platforms, with deep expertise in at least one - Prior experience leading a small team of senior engineers Required Skills: - Designing reliable systems for AI-powered workflows, including state, orchestration, tool use, retries, fallbacks, and failure handling - Building APIs and abstractions that connect AI systems to real-world product experiences - Making high-impact trade-offs across latency, reliability, cost, security, and user experience - Establishing strong production foundations: observability, monitoring, testing, and operational excellence - Strong technical judgment and ability to make decisions with incomplete information - High standards for code quality, reliability, and engineering fundamentals - Hands-on coding and architectural decision-making Qualifications: - Proven track record of owning application engineering strategy and execution across backend, mobile, and desktop - Ability to partner closely with ML leadership to turn model capabilities into robust, shippable product experiences - Strong bias toward ownership, shipping, and learning from real-world usage - Ability to raise the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on mentorship - Capable of moving quickly while keeping architecture simple, maintainable, and ready to scale Compensation: Not specified in the job posting. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!