Tech Lead - Agent Development
Turing • Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Ghana
Education
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Type
Hourly
Listed
24d ago
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About Turing
Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems. Turing helps customers in two ways: Working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies.
Role Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Lead to drive the development of production-grade AI systems. Your primary focus will be building and orchestrating AI agents and designing the infrastructure to evaluate them at scale. This role requires technical versatility beyond a single language stack and a deep understanding of agentic workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Agent Orchestration & Evaluation: Design and build scalable infrastructure to orchestrate complex AI agents and execute high-volume, automated evaluations.
- Lead Engineer: Manage a squad of AI and backend engineers to deliver high-quality features on schedule.
- Hands-On Development: Actively contribute to the codebase, design architecture, manage infrastructure, and define API contracts (expected 50%+ individual contribution).
- System Architecture: Design scalable, low-latency architectures using the best tools for the job, regardless of the primary stack.
- Polyglot Engineering: Switch context between Python, JavaScript, and other languages (e.g., Go, Rust, Java) as required by system needs.
- AI Implementation: Operationalize GenAI models; work with Data Scientists to convert experimental workflows into stable production services.
- Technical Strategy: Implement fast data pipelines and infrastructure planning.
Required Qualifications
- Agentic AI Expertise: Proven experience building autonomous AI agents and designing scalable frameworks for automated model/agent evaluation.
- Core Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of Python and/or JavaScript (Node.js/TypeScript) internals.
- Language Agnosticism: Proven ability to read, debug, and write code in languages outside your primary stack (e.g., Java, C++, Go).
- Leadership Experience: Previous experience leading a team of software engineers or acting as a tech lead.
- AI/LLM Knowledge: Practical understanding of GenAI concepts, RAG pipelines, and inference optimization.
- System Design: Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure to support massive parallel evaluations.
- Problem Solving: Ability to prioritize engineering simplicity and user value over complexity.
Perks of Freelancing With Turing
- Work in a fully remote environment.
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.
Offer Details
- Commitments Required: 8 hours /day with overlap of 4 hours with PST.
- Employment type : Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave)
- Duration of contract : 3-4 months; [expected start date is next week]
- Location : India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Bangladesh, Turkey, Mexico
Evaluation Process (approximately 75 mins)
- Round 1: Technical interview
- Round 2: Delivery interview
Requirements
- Agentic AI Expertise: Proven experience building autonomous AI agents and designing scalable frameworks for automated model/agent evaluation.
- Core Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of Python and/or JavaScript (Node.js/TypeScript) internals.
- Language Agnosticism: Proven ability to read, debug, and write code in languages outside your primary stack (e.g., Java, C++, Go).
- Leadership Experience: Previous experience leading a team of software engineers or acting as a tech lead.
- AI/LLM Knowledge: Practical understanding of GenAI concepts, RAG pipelines, and inference optimization.
- System Design: Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure to support massive parallel evaluations.
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Bangladesh, Egypt
How long hiring takes
Across the AI training platforms we refer candidates to, the median gap between referral and hire is about 30 days. It varies by platform and role, so treat it as a rough guide for this one.
Interview Prep
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Why this role
Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems. Turing helps customers in two ways: Working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM and frontier knowledg
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Common questions
Do I need to be a software engineer to work for Turing?
No, not anymore. Turing built its name matching senior engineers with Silicon Valley companies, but it has since expanded into AGI infrastructure work and now hires non-engineering domain experts, technical writers, and researchers for post-training data annotation and RLHF. A strong analytical background and excellent English matter more than coding ability.
How does Turing's talent matching work?
Turing calls it the Intelligent Talent Cloud. You build a profile and go through vetting (automated tests, an AI-powered interview, practical skill assessments), and once vetted, Turing's algorithm surfaces your profile directly to partner companies like Fortune 500s and top AI labs. You don't browse listings or bid on work; matches come to you.
What does asynchronous AI training work mean in practice?
No set hours, no check-ins, no meetings. You log in when you want, pick up an available task, complete it, and submit; nobody is waiting on you in real time. That's different from remote employment, where you're expected online during business hours. The tradeoff: you're competing with others for available tasks, so an empty queue means there's simply nothing to do until more work is released.
What does Generalist work look like for a Tech Lead - Agent Development?
Tasks here are scoped to Generalist, not generic labeling. As a Tech Lead - Agent Development, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Generalist) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Generalist background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
Coding, TypeScript, and Node.js are named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with these, expect the screening process to test for them directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
How much does this specific role pay?
The listing doesn't state a rate. The $15–$35/hr shown here is our estimate from the role type and location (see /pay-methodology), so treat it as a rough guide and confirm the actual rate with the platform before committing time.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
You'll be taken to Turing's external site to complete your application there. This listing links through a referral, but the process is identical to applying directly; the link just routes you correctly. Create an account on their site and follow their onboarding steps.
Can I apply from outside Bangladesh, Egypt, India and 6 other countries?
This specific role is open only to people based in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, and Ghana. If you are somewhere else, applying is unlikely to lead to an offer even if you pass the assessment, because the restriction is usually about where the work can legally be contracted rather than your skills. Read the full description for any tax-residency or right-to-work caveats before you apply, since they can differ by country.