We are here to build Cloudinary’s next big thing.

We are seeking an R&D Lead to lead the development of Cloudinary for Agentic Commerce, a brand new Cloudinary product. The product focuses on owning the visual and semantic layer that AI agents rely on to understand, rank, and present products. We are a small, fast-moving, and highly independent team with full end-to-end ownership. The opportunity ahead is large: the “front door” of commerce is shifting from websites to AI agents, and merchants must adapt to be discovered, selected, and converted inside agent-driven experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and be accountable for all development efforts, with a co-founder / CTO-level mindset
• Co-lead the pod alongside the GM as a true counterpart
• Build a deep understanding of how AI agents consume product data, media, and signals, and how merchants win selection and conversion in this new paradigm
• Starting as a solo developer, you will be responsible for designing and shipping an AI-native product, growing a team when needed
• Leverage Cloudinary’s platform to get to market quickly, building only what meaningfully advances learning and traction
• Continuously adjust technical direction as agent behaviors, protocols, and market assumptions evolve
  
  
  
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience as a software developer
• 5+ years of experience leading development teams or major technical initiatives
• Experience designing and building AI systems
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools as a core part of daily coding and system design
• Proven ability to rapidly prototype, iterate, and refactor production-quality systems using modern AI tooling
• Experience designing distributed, cloud-based systems
• A background in image or video technologies is an advantage
• A background in the marketing and e-commerce space is an advantage
• Demonstrated ability to operate in high ambiguity and build things that did not exist before - Startup or founder experience is a strong advantage
  
  
  
  

Who You Are

• You think in user value and systems first principles, not just features
• A hands-on technical leader who uses AI as a default tool to accelerate thinking, building, and iteration
• Motivated to build new products and systems in ways that were not possible or practical just a year ago
• You are hands-on, humble, and deeply user-centric
• You value ownership, not just responsibility
  
  
  
  

Cloudinary is a leading cloud-based image and video platform. This is a rare opportunity to help define a new product category inside a strong, established company, and to build it from day one.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.