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Senior Manager, Engineering - AI Agents

Five9 · San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) · Hybrid

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About Five9

Five9 delivers the most reliable cloud contact center that empowers organizations to deliver extraordinary customer experiences. Request a demo! Backed by Sapphire.

About the role

Join us in bringing joy to customer experience. Five9 is a leading provider of cloud contact center software, bringing the power of cloud innovation to customers worldwide. The Senior Manager, Engineering - AI Agents will lead the development and delivery of Five9’s AI Agent software platform, which provides customers with fully autonomous self-service agents for customer support, sales, and services use cases in the contact center. This is one of the hottest areas of application for AI Agent technology!

What they're looking for

  • Hire, onboard, and grow a high-performing engineering teamof 4-8 engineers in the United States
  • Provide coaching, mentorship, and career development for engineers
  • Establish clear ownership, accountability, and engineering rigor
  • Conduct performance management, feedback, and growth planning
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence
  • Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders
More about this role

Join us in bringing joy to customer experience. Five9 is a leading provider of cloud contact center software, bringing the power of cloud innovation to customers worldwide.

Living our values everyday results in our team-first culture and enables us to innovate, grow, and thrive while enjoying the journey together. We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment, empowering our employees to be their authentic selves.

The Senior Manager, Engineering - AI Agents will lead the development and delivery of Five9’s AI Agent software platform, which provides customers with fully autonomous self-service agents for customer support, sales, and services use cases in the contact center. This is one of the hottest areas of application for AI Agent technology!

This role is responsible for building and managing a high-performing engineering team that develops scalable, reliable, and production-grade AI-powered systems used in real-time customer conversations.

You will be responsible for hiring and developing engineers, improving engineering processes, and enabling strong execution across the software development lifecycle. While this is a management role rather than an individual...

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