VP, Agent Engineering

About Turn/River Turn/River Capital is a private equity firm that applies a proprietary growth engineering strategy to investing, partnering with software businesses to accelerate growth and build enduring value. The firm's team of equal parts investors and operators provides hands-on operational support and the flexible capital to systematically scale marketing, sales and customer success at its portfolio companies. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Turn/River has $5.6bn in committed capital and invests globally with a focus on North America and Europe.About the Role Turn/River is seeking a VP of Agent Engineering to unlock engineering capacity in our portfolio companies. You'll work directly with CTOs, CPOs, and engineering teams at our portfolio companies, building AI agents that automate recurring feature development. This is a hands-on building role where you will write agent code, design orchestration architectures, and partner with engineers daily.Key Responsibilities Identify recurring, high-yield feature patterns in portfolio company backlogs that consume disproportionate engineering time and effortDecompose those patterns into agent task hierarchies, orchestration flows, and validation loopsPrototype agents end-to-end yourself, proving the approach and value on real backlog items before involving other engineersUse data and build working demos to earn CTO/CPO buy-in in order to dedicate the engineering team to agent developmentTechnically lead the agent team: review architecture, pair on hard problems, set quality bars for agent outputInstrument and track success: agent evaluation and accuracy, engineering capacity freed, roadmap velocity, defect ratesApply learnings across the portfolio, sharpening the approach and playbook(s) with each engagementQualifications 15+ years in software engineering, with production systems you personally designed, built, and shipped3+ years building agentic AI systems in production – architecting orchestration, wiring tool use, debugging agent failures – not just directing others who doFluency in LLM orchestration patterns with strong convictions about agent reliability that come from lived experience, not just white-papersProductive in a large, unfamiliar codebase within days/weeksExperience in B2B or enterprise software environments, including comfort with on-prem, legacy architectures, and compliance constraintsAbility to walk a CTO through a technical strategy and back it up with a working demoEffective across organizational boundaries – equally comfortable pairing with engineers and presenting to executive teamsConsulting, PE or VC portfolio operations, or multi-company technical leadership is a plus, but not required – we want hands-on operatorsLocation San Francisco, hybrid work modelCompensation The annual base salary range for this role is $345,000 – $355,000, taking into account numerous variable factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and organizational requirements.This role is eligible to participate in the Turn/River carry program and a discretionary bonus program.Benefits and Perks The below benefits are offered to full-time employees based out of our San Francisco office:An opportunity to make an impact across multiple high-growth tech firmsCompetitive salary and discretionary bonusMedical, dental, and vision insurance covered 100% for employee & dependentsFlexible vacation policy401K matchingPaid parental leaveCommuter benefitsHealth and Wellness benefitsHousehold Services benefitsHome Office benefitsAnnual Home Office Equipment ReimbursementDonation matchingWork from home Monday & FridayEnergetic work environment with snacks and weekly team lunches 3x per week, centrally located near multiple public transit linesA company that enjoys having fun: holiday parties, annual company offsite and retreat, annual summer "work from anywhere" monthTurn/River provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, natural hair styles, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under any applicable state, or federal leave act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other characteristic or status protected by state or federal law.#J-18808-Ljbffr