Full ownership of their GCP/Vertex AI infrastructure, APIs, and frontend
Architecture decisions that will scale from dozens to thousands of users
Production reliability, deployment pipelines, and technical debt management
Security, compliance, and data integrity across all systems
Define deliverables for specialist contractors (frontend, DevOps, ML)
Review PRs from both humans and AI-generated code
Build and maintain internal agentic workflows—treating AI agents as asynchronous team members
Document patterns so contractors and agents can work autonomously against clear specs
Pioneer their "1 dev × N agents" operating model
Build reusable prompts, agent configs, and automation scaffolding
Establish workflows where AI handles first drafts, boilerplate, tests, and docs—you handle architecture, edge cases, and judgment calls
Continuously evaluate new AI dev tools and integrate what works
Audit and document the current stack; identify tech debt and quick wins
Establish CI/CD and deployment workflows optimized for rapid iteration
Ship at least one customer-facing feature end-to-end
Build the contractor onboarding playbook (specs, PR standards, async communication)
Implement at least one agentic workflow that measurably accelerates development

Requirements

5+ years building production systems across frontend and backend
Strong in TypeScript/JavaScript and Python
Hands-on experience with GCP (Vertex AI, Cloud Run, BigQuery) or equivalent
Production experience integrating LLM APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google)
Comfortable with PostgreSQL, Redis, and event-driven patterns
Experience working with or managing contractors/freelancers
Ability to write clear specs that enable autonomous work
Comfort giving direct feedback on code quality and deliverables
No ego about where good code comes from—human or AI

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonGCPVertex AICloud RunBigQueryPostgreSQLRedisLLM APIs

Soft Skills

clear communicationfeedbackautonomous workcontractor managementdocumentationarchitecture judgmentcollaborationtechnical debt managementproduction reliabilityscalability