Nexthop.ai

AI-driven cloud networking hardware and software

Lead Engineer - Agentic AI Workflows

AI Application EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

The role requires 10+ years of software engineering experience in backend, full-stack, artificial intelligence platforms, automation, cloud, or infrastructure systems.
Candidates must have hands-on experience building artificial intelligence applications using large language models, agents, retrieval-augmented generation, tool calling, copilots, or workflow engines.
Candidates must have strong Python and/or TypeScript skills.
Candidates must have experience integrating with application programming interfaces, databases, event streams, telemetry, logs, or monitoring systems.
Candidates must understand reliability, safety, latency, cost, observability, and failure handling in artificial intelligence workflows.
Candidates must demonstrate ownership, communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

Build agentic artificial intelligence workflows for business operations and tooling.
Design human-in-the-loop workflows with approvals, escalation, guardrails, and operator feedback.
Develop artificial intelligence copilots and assistants using large language models, tools, application programming interfaces, telemetry, logs, and real-time system data.
Create reusable patterns for agent orchestration, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation, workflow automation, and task execution.
Work closely with infrastructure, product, and business teams to turn artificial intelligence ideas into working product features.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAI application programming interfaces, Anthropic application programming interfaces, or similar frameworks.
Background in AIOps, networking, Kubernetes, observability, cloud infrastructure, or real-time systems.
Experience building chat-based assistants, operational copilots, or automation platforms.

Nexthop.ai builds cutting-edge solutions for large-scale AI infrastructure. The team brings deep expertise in hardware, software, networking, cloud, and AI with a fast-moving startup culture. We are looking for a Lead Engineer, Agentic AI Workflows to build AI-powered systems where agents and humans work together to simplify operations and decision-making.

What You’ll Do

Build agentic AI workflows for business operations and tooling.
Design human-in-the-loop workflows with approvals, escalation, guardrails, and operator feedback.
Develop AI copilots and assistants using LLMs, tools, APIs, telemetry, logs, and real-time system data.
Create reusable patterns for agent orchestration, tool calling, RAG, workflow automation, and task execution.
Work closely with Infrastructure, product, business teams to turn AI ideas into working product features.

What We’re Looking For

10+ years of software engineering experience in backend, full-stack, AI platforms, automation, cloud, or infrastructure systems.
Hands-on experience building AI applications using LLMs, agents, RAG, tool calling, copilots, or workflow engines.
Strong Python and/or TypeScript skills.
Experience integrating with APIs, databases, event streams, telemetry, logs, or monitoring systems.
Good understanding of reliability, safety, latency, cost, observability, and failure handling in AI workflows.
Strong ownership, communication, and ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

Bonus

Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAI APIs, Anthropic APIs, or similar frameworks.
Background in AIOps, networking, Kubernetes, observability, cloud infrastructure, or real-time systems.
Experience building chat-based assistants, operational copilots, or automation platforms.

Why Join

Startup energy with an experienced team.
Build practical agentic AI systems that combine automation with human judgment.
High-impact role with ownership from concept to production impacting business decisions.

About the Company

Nexthop.ai

AI-driven cloud networking hardware and software

Nexthop AI develops networking hardware and software designed for AI-driven cloud infrastructure. Its products combine specialized routers and software that optimize data-center networks for AI workloads, built through close co-development with large cloud operators. The company works by partnering with hyperscalers to tailor and deploy scalable networking solutions, rather than selling generic gear. This approach sets Nexthop AI apart from competitors by focusing on deep, collaborative development with cloud providers and delivering integrated hardware-software systems that fit specific AI cloud needs. The goal is to meet the rising demand for advanced cloud infrastructure by delivering efficient, scalable networking solutions through strategic partnerships and joint development.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Series B
Total funding: $610M
Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA
Founded: 2024

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