Senior Agentic AI Engineer

Work with purpose.     

WorkBoard’s Strategy Execution Platform powers the digital operating rhythm for companies around the globe, providing organization-wide clarity, alignment, and insights for growth. AstraZeneca, Ford, 3M, Intel and many others rely on WorkBoard’s platform, playbook, and expertise to accelerate results by aligning OKRs, simplifying business reviews and scorecards, focusing weeklies on outcomes, and leveraging analytics – all with embedded AI. More than 15,000 people are certified in WorkBoard’s OKR coaching and Outcome Mindset Methodology™ which enables their organizations to quickly gain the agility OKRs can provide. 

Based in Silicon Valley and founded in 2013, WorkBoard investors include Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank, GGV Capital, Workday Ventures, M12 (Microsoft), Intel Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, and Capital One. 

THE OPPORTUNITY 

We’re looking for a Senior Agentic AI Engineer who thrives at the intersection of backend systems and frontend experiences. You’ll develop and build high-scale services with Node.js and Python, deliver enterprise-scale interfaces with React, and play a key role in advancing our platform’s intelligence with AI agents and prompt engineering. 

If you’re energized by working across the stack and excited to build the next generation of AI-integrated enterprise tools, we’d love to talk. 

What You’ll Do 

Backend & Infrastructure 

• Develop and implement distributed backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and Python (e.g., NestJS, FastAPI) 
• Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs to power client applications 
• Design scalable asynchronous workflows with Kafka, Azure Service Bus, or RabbitMQ 
• Ensure systems meet high standards of security, performance, and availability 
• Collaborate on infrastructure strategy, with exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments (Azure preferred) 

Frontend Engineering 

• Build modern, accessible, and high-performance UI components with React, TypeScript, and Next.js 
• Work closely with Product and UX to turn complex workflows into simple, intuitive experiences 
• Ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend through thoughtful API design 
• AI & Intelligent Systems (Plus Experience) 
• Contribute to development of AI-driven product features, including autonomous agents, AI chatbots and decision support workflows 
• Collaborate on prompt engineering for LLM-based systems, optimizing reliability and relevance 
• Work with frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph or like build stateful, multi-step AI agents 
• Help bridge traditional application logic with emerging AI workflows in a production-grade environment 

Mentorship & Collaboration 

• Guide technical decisions and mentor junior engineers 
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering OKRs 
• Foster a culture of quality, curiosity, and continuous improvement 

What You Bring 

• 5+ years in software engineering, with significant full-stack experience 
• Strong backend expertise in Node.js (NestJS, Express) and Python (FastAPI or similar) 
• Deep front-end experience with React, TypeScript, and responsive UI design 
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud-native architectures 
• Plus: Experience building AI agents, integrating LLMs, or working with LangGraph, LangChain, or similar 
• Bonus: Knowledge of prompt engineering and best practices for interacting with LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI) 
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, growth-oriented mindset 

Within Your First 6 Months 

1 Month: 

• Ramp up on our architecture, engineering tools, and agentic development 
• Pair with senior engineers to learn the system and start contributing code 

3 Months: 

• Own and develop new features and services end-to-end 
• Help evolve our backend/API and frontend component libraries 
• Participate in roadmap planning and engineering initiatives 

6 Months: 

• Serve as a go-to technical leader in full-stack development 
• Master AI and LLM integration efforts within engineering 
• Mentor engineers and help shape our technical culture 

We are a no-ego bunch, and super excited to build an awesome team in a category-creating company together!  

OUR VALUES - WE LIVE BY THE 4 Hs  

• Humble experts   
• Hungry for the opportunity   
• Intellectually honest   
• Operating as one happy team  
   

A FEW OF OUR AWESOME BENEFITS 

• Discretionary Time off & sick days  
• Paid holidays  
• Health insurance  
• 401K with employer matching  
• Quarterly All-Hands Meetings  
• And much more!  
   
  We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates learning, diversity and inclusion. If you’re hungry to grow your skills while growing a company, your sense of urgency matches the size of our market opportunity, and you value and enable team mates’ contributions, then come join us!   
   
  The US base salary range for this full-time position is $150-185k annual salary .... Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and geographic location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.