{"id":102284,"date":"2026-07-17T12:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/lead-engineer-ai-agents\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:52:20","slug":"lead-engineer-ai-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/lead-engineer-ai-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Engineer &#8211; AI Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Lead Engineer - AI Agents\", \"description\": \"What You'll Do\\nAt M-KOPA, you'll lead the AI Ops Agents team from day one - owning delivery, growing the function, and proving the value. You'll work daily with Claude, Claude Code, MCP, and LangChain to build production-grade agents and automations that internal teams actually use. Your team builds automations and agents for internal use and serves as internal consultants, helping Software Engineering teams integrate AI into customer-facing products.\\nYour key responsibilities:\\nLead three AI Ops Engineers \u2014 own their delivery, development, and day-to-day work\\nPrioritise efficiently \u2014 manage competing requests from multiple teams by applying a clear prioritisation framework you'll help develop and improve\\nDesign and ship multi-agent systems and production-grade automations that measurably improve how internal teams and customer-facing staff work\\nBuild RAG pipelines for internal knowledge retrieval that ground agents in real organisational context\\nKeep the AI tooling stack healthy as usage scales across 2,500+ employees\\nStay current on emerging AI tools and technologies - know what's hype and what's actually useful\\nHelp refine AI training for the wider organisation, including Software Engineering teams\\nTechnical Environment\\nAI & Agentic Frameworks: Claude, Claude Code, Anthropic tooling, LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, multi-agent orchestration, Google ADK or similar agentic tooling\\nAutomation & Prototyping: Scripting, workflow tools, AI-assisted development, rapid prototyping Vercel\/Railway\\nEnterprise Tooling: Identity automation Entra, internal platforms, Notion, HiBob integrations\\nExisting Foundation: Twelve months of Claude, Claude Code, Notion, HiBob, and Entra automations already running in production \u2014 you're building on proven foundations, not starting from zero\\nOur Approach\\nBuild, don't just advise \u2014 this is a hands-on team that ships working automations and agents\\nProve the value, then expand \u2014 start with three engineers, demonstrate impact, grow from there\\nProduct-focused mindset \u2014 treat internal teams as customers and build tooling that works\\nCut through the hype \u2014 evaluate emerging AI tools on practical value, not marketing buzz\\nWhat You Need\\nWe're looking for someone with a strong technical background and product-focused mindset. You won't be building models - we have Data Science teams for that. You'll be building multi-agent systems, shipping production-grade automations, and leading a team that makes M-KOPA's internal operations smarter and faster.\\nRequired Experience:\\nHands-on experience building production-grade automations and AI agents \u2014 scripting, workflow tools, or AI-assisted development\\nHands-on experience building multi-agent systems using agentic frameworks \u2014 LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, Google ADK or similar\\nExperience with RAG pipelines \u2014 retrieval-augmented generation for internal knowledge and workflow automation\\nBackground in enterprise tooling \u2014 rapid prototyping tools Vercel\/Railway, identity automation Entra, or internal platforms\\nPeople leadership experience \u2014 you've led or mentored engineers and can own a team's delivery and development\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-16\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"M-KOPA Solar\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-30T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> M-KOPA Solar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-30<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>What You&#8217;ll Do<br \/>At M-KOPA, you&#8217;ll lead the AI Ops Agents team from day one &#8211; owning delivery, growing the function, and proving the value. You&#8217;ll work daily with Claude, Claude Code, MCP, and LangChain to build production-grade agents and automations that internal teams actually use. Your team builds automations and agents for internal use and serves as internal consultants, helping Software Engineering teams integrate AI into customer-facing products.<br \/>Your key responsibilities:<br \/>Lead three AI Ops Engineers \u2014 own their delivery, development, and day-to-day work<br \/>Prioritise efficiently \u2014 manage competing requests from multiple teams by applying a clear prioritisation framework you&#8217;ll help develop and improve<br \/>Design and ship multi-agent systems and production-grade automations that measurably improve how internal teams and customer-facing staff work<br \/>Build RAG pipelines for internal knowledge retrieval that ground agents in real organisational context<br \/>Keep the AI tooling stack healthy as usage scales across 2,500+ employees<br \/>Stay current on emerging AI tools and technologies &#8211; know what&#8217;s hype and what&#8217;s actually useful<br \/>Help refine AI training for the wider organisation, including Software Engineering teams<br \/>Technical Environment<br \/>AI &#038; Agentic Frameworks: Claude, Claude Code, Anthropic tooling, LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, multi-agent orchestration, Google ADK or similar agentic tooling<br \/>Automation &#038; Prototyping: Scripting, workflow tools, AI-assisted development, rapid prototyping Vercel\/Railway<br \/>Enterprise Tooling: Identity automation Entra, internal platforms, Notion, HiBob integrations<br \/>Existing Foundation: Twelve months of Claude, Claude Code, Notion, HiBob, and Entra automations already running in production \u2014 you&#8217;re building on proven foundations, not starting from zero<br \/>Our Approach<br \/>Build, don&#8217;t just advise \u2014 this is a hands-on team that ships working automations and agents<br \/>Prove the value, then expand \u2014 start with three engineers, demonstrate impact, grow from there<br \/>Product-focused mindset \u2014 treat internal teams as customers and build tooling that works<br \/>Cut through the hype \u2014 evaluate emerging AI tools on practical value, not marketing buzz<br \/>What You Need<br \/>We&#8217;re looking for someone with a strong technical background and product-focused mindset. You won&#8217;t be building models &#8211; we have Data Science teams for that. You&#8217;ll be building multi-agent systems, shipping production-grade automations, and leading a team that makes M-KOPA&#8217;s internal operations smarter and faster.<br \/>Required Experience:<br \/>Hands-on experience building production-grade automations and AI agents \u2014 scripting, workflow tools, or AI-assisted development<br \/>Hands-on experience building multi-agent systems using agentic frameworks \u2014 LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, Google ADK or similar<br \/>Experience with RAG pipelines \u2014 retrieval-augmented generation for internal knowledge and workflow automation<br \/>Background in enterprise tooling \u2014 rapid prototyping tools Vercel\/Railway, identity automation Entra, or internal platforms<br \/>People leadership experience \u2014 you&#8217;ve led or mentored engineers and can own a team&#8217;s delivery and development<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to M-KOPA Solar on jobs.ashbyhq.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1280456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-30 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: M-KOPA Solar Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-30 Job Description What You&#8217;ll DoAt M-KOPA, you&#8217;ll lead the AI Ops Agents team from day one &#8211; owning delivery, growing the function, and proving the value. 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