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$240,000 – $260,000
Listed on Pendo’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
This role leads the engineering team building Pendo's AI agent product from the ground up, owning architecture decisions and team growth while staying hands-on with technical problem-solving. It suits experienced engineering managers who thrive in greenfield environments, have shipped AI systems before, and can balance strategic leadership with direct technical contribution.
Our summary, not Pendo’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
- Angular
- C#
- Cursor AI
- GitHub Copilot
- Go
- Java
- Python
- React
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Ruby
- Tool Calling
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What they ask for
Required
- 5+ years of engineering experience
- 2+ years in direct people management
- Hands-on architecture experience with LLM or agent systems
- Experience in greenfield or early-stage product areas
- Ability to manage delivery commitments across engineering teams
- Strong build-versus-buy judgment
- Technical foundation in front-end or back-end development
- Cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product, and Design
- Experience hiring for technical roles
Nice to have
- Cloud-native application experience
- Shipped a 0-to-1 AI or agent product
- Hands-on experience with modern AI and LLM tooling
- Led engineers using AI-powered developer tools