About You
You bring high levels of technical acumen and people management skills, years of building and delivering SaaS products, and you’re energized by the chance to build at the edge of what AI models can do. You have strong opinions about agent architectures, context management, and building scalable systems, and you’re passionate about mentoring engineers and helping them grow. You’re a collaborative, motivated self-starter who leads from the front, brings your authentic self to work, and wants to help shape how this team operates as a reference point for AI-driven development across the broader engineering org. You have strong product-engineering instincts — you can prototype quickly, prune scope, and decide what to ship versus what to throw away.
What skills do I need?
7+ years experience in software engineering, with experience building and scaling large SaaS products and complex distributed systems
3+ years of people management experience leading a software development team, with hands-on technical leadership, architecting solutions, and staying close to the code
Experience building and scaling AI systems in production, including, agent orchestration and context management, retrieval pipelines and vector stores, tool invocation and MCPs
Experience designing and running evaluations for agentic systems — defining success criteria, building task suites, and measuring reliability across multi-step tool use
Expertise in contemporary tech stacks including React, Node.js, MongoDB, and Postgres, with experience deploying in multi-cloud and multi-tenant environments
Active use of AI tooling in your own practice, with a point of view on how it changes the way teams build
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent working experience
Key Responsibilities
Own the technical architecture and delivery of Tulip’s new agent-native app-building product.
Hire, mentor, and grow a team of 3-5 engineers capable of operating with high autonomy and quality from day one.
Establish engineering standards: testing, observability, and AI-driven development practices for the team.
Partner with Infrastructure and other Engineering teams to evolve Tulip’s API surface and runtime so agents have what they need without compromising the existing platform.
Collaborate deeply with product, design, and customer-facing teams as a product threaded team, with shared ownership of outcomes.
Cultivate an AI-first development culture and continuously raise the bar on velocity and quality.
Key Collaborators
Product Management & Design
Engineering Leadership
Infrastructure & QA
Tulip Customers and Customer Success
Working At Tulip
We know even great candidates experience imposter syndrome. Even if you don’t match every requirement, applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.
We're building a strong, diverse team that values hard work, families, and personal well-being. Benefits of working with us include:
Direct impact on product and culture
Company equity
Competitive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Commuter Benefits, Parental Leave, and 401(K)
Flexible work schedule and unlimited vacation policy
Learning & Development program
Virtual and in-office global company events and happy hours
Fitness subsidies
An inclusive, dog-friendly office with diverse and inspiring colleagues
We are an equal opportunity employer. At Tulip, we celebrate all. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Help us build an inclusive community that will transform frontline operations.
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