Staff Software Engineer (Agentic AI)

Job Description

Agent Development: Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI agents using Google ADK and other agentic platforms (Anthropic Claude SDK, LangGraph, etc.). Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for agent workflows, tool integrations, and multi-agent orchestration. Platform Integration: Build agents that integrate with enterprise systems through tools, APIs, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Design and implement custom tools, skills, and plugins that extend agent capabilities across UKG’s HCM platform. Technical Strategy: Drive the technical strategy and vision for agentic AI initiatives and major projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices. Communicate complex agent architectures to non-technical stakeholders, anticipate potential objections, and influence others to adopt a point of view. Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver high-impact agent-powered projects on time and within budget. Coordinate activities and tasks of other team members, working independently and needing guidance only in the most complex situations. Architectural Excellence: Architect, design, and develop complex agentic systems and applications built on Google ADK and similar platforms, ensuring high standards of performance, scalability, and reliability. Design multi-agent coordination patterns, task delegation workflows, and agent communication protocols. Collaborate with architects on mid-level and high-level design. Service Health and Quality: Ensure the health and quality of agent-powered services, proactively identifying and addressing issues. Utilize service health indicators, agent performance metrics (task success rates, latency, cost), and telemetry for action. Conduct thorough root cause analysis for agent failures and implement measures to prevent future recurrences. Agent Operations: Oversee agent deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management. Implement best practices for agent versioning, cos…