Our Company At Teradata we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information That s why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI By delivering harmonized data trusted AI and faster innovation we uplift and empower our customers and our customers customers to make better more confident decisions The world s top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance enrich customer experiences and fully integrate data across the enterprise What you will do In this role you will lead a critical and highly visible function within Teradata Vantage platform You will be given the opportunity to autonomously deliver the technical direction of the service and the feature roadmap You will work with extraordinary talent and have the opportunity to shape the team to best execute on the product Job Responsibilities Design develop and scale intelligent software systems that power autonomous AI agents capable of reasoning planning acting and learning in real-world environments Lead the implementation of core Agentic AI components including agent memory context-aware planning multi-step tool use and self-reflective behavior loops Architect robust cloud-native backends that support high-throughput agent pipelines across AWS Azure or GCP with best-in-class observability and fault tolerance Build seamless integrations with large language models LLMs such as GPT-4 Claude Gemini or open-source models using advanced techniques like function calling dynamic prompting and multi-agent orchestration Develop scalable APIs and services to connect agents with internal tools vector databases RAG pipelines and external APIs Own technical delivery of major agent-related features leading design reviews code quality standards and engineering best practices Collaborate cross-functionally with researchers ML engineers product managers and UX teams to translate ideas into intelligent performant and production-ready systems Define and implement testing strategies to validate agentic behavior in both deterministic and probabilistic conditions Guide junior engineers and peers by mentoring unblocking challenges and championing a culture of technical excellence Continuously evaluate emerging frameworks libraries and research to drive innovation in our Agentic AI stack What makes you a qualified candidate 5 years of hands-on experience in backend development distributed systems or AI infrastructure with a proven track record of delivering in high-scale environments Expertise in building and deploying AI-integrated software particularly with LLMs and frameworks like LangChain AutoGen CrewAI Semantic Kernel or custom orchestrators Strong development skills in Python preferred Go Java or similar languages used in intelligent system design Practical knowledge of agentic AI principles including task decomposition autonomous decision-making memory context management and multi-agent collaboration Familiarity with vector databases Pinecone Weaviate FAISS and embedding models for semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation RAG Deep experience working with cloud platforms AWS Azure or GCP containerized environments Docker Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code Terraform Ansible Demonstrated ability to design clean APIs modular microservices and resilient maintainable backend systems Clear communicator with the ability to simplify complex AI system behaviors into actionable architecture Passion for AI and a hunger to build systems that push the boundaries of autonomous software Strong understanding of Agile software development CI CD practices and collaborative team workflows What you will bring BS or MS degree in Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Software Engineering or a related technical field A solid foundation in software engineering principles including system design data structures algorithms and distributed computing Proven ability to work in a fast-paced innovation-driven environment where engineers take full ownership from concept to deployment Experience deploying and operating intelligent systems in production environments with live users and evolving requirements Curiosity creativity and the mindset of a builder someone who thrives at the intersection of AI research and real-world impact Desire to help shape the future of software agents by building scalable reliable and intelligent backends that unlock new capabilities in autonomy and adaptability Why we think you will love Teradata We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success We embrace a versatile work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how when and where they work We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally We are an anti-racist company because our dedication to Diversity Equity and Inclusion is more than a statement It is a deep commitment to 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