# Software Engineering Manager, Agentic AI at Tulip

- Company: Tulip
- What the company does: Tulip is the #1 clienteling solution for omnichannel retail. Drive world-class customer experiences, increase customer loyalty, and boost sales. Backed by Insight and NEA.
- Company website: https://tulip.co/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Somerville, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply by: 2026-12-18
- Apply: https://tulip.co/careers/job-posting/?gh_jid=8178774003&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tulip-software-engineering-manager-agentic-ai/

## About the role

This role is located in Somerville, MA - We are a hybrid work environment and are in the office 3+ days/per week. A spinoff out of MIT, Tulip is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices in Germany, Hungary, Singapore, Israel and Japan. Tulip has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, a 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast award winner, one of Energage’s Top Workplaces USA, and one of Built In Boston’s “Best Places to Work” and “Best Midsize Places to Work.” Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years experience in software engineering, with experience building and scaling large SaaS products and complex distributed systems
- 3+ years of people management experience leading a software development team, with hands-on technical leadership, architecting solutions, and staying close to the code
- Experience building and scaling AI systems in production, including, agent orchestration and context management, retrieval pipelines and vector stores, tool invocation and MCPs
- Experience designing and running evaluations for agentic systems — defining success criteria, building task suites, and measuring reliability across multi-step tool use
- Expertise in contemporary tech stacks including React, Node.js, MongoDB, and Postgres, with experience deploying in multi-cloud and multi-tenant environments
- Active use of AI tooling in your own practice, with a point of view on how it changes the way teams build

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tulip-software-engineering-manager-agentic-ai/