Technical Support Specialist - AI

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Podium, we bring AI Employees to local businesses that turn every conversation into revenue. Trusted by 60,000+ businesses across Auto, Home Services, and Aesthetics, Podium captures and converts leads 24/7, driving both new business and repeat customers.</p> <p>In under 24 months, we crossed $100M in AI Agent ARR, scaling 300% year-over-year. During this time, we’ve deployed 10,000 AI employees to empower real business outcomes for our customers. Podium is building what we believe will be the most impactful AI employee ecosystem for local business.</p> <p>Podium has been recognized as the Best AI Implementation by Inc. Magazine, highlighted by OpenAI for building revenue-driving AI Agents, and awarded the #1 AI Agent for Business Operations by G2.</p> <p>Our growth is fueled by hiring exceptional people, holding them to high standards, and creating opportunities for them to grow and make an impact. Our <strong><a href="https://www.podium.com/operating-principles">operating principles</a></strong> guide daily behavior and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you're hungry for growth, aligned to our operating principles, and ready to get to work, you won't find a better place to learn and accelerate your career.</p></div><p>Podium is seeking a highly skilled individual to join our Backline Support team as a Technical Support Engineer. This role is crucial as it involves significant collaboration with the Product and Engineering teams to expedite issue resolution and enhance our AI agent, Jerry. You will be actively involved in prompt engineering changes, customizing AI responses, and modifying playbooks using AI development tools like LangSmith. This position will focus heavily on light coding and technical adjustments to meet specific customer needs</p> <p><em><strong>This position is on-site Monday through Friday in our Lehi, Utah office. </strong></em></p> <p><strong>What you will be doing:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Troubleshoot and resolve complex AI-related issues, ensuring optimal utilization of Jerry's capabilities.</li> <li>Act as a senior point of escalation for validating AI product-related issues in support.</li> <li>Develop and refine feedback loops in collaboration with the Product team to continuously enhance AI functionalities.</li> <li>Create and maintain comprehensive internal documentation and training for support teams, emphasizing best practices and detailed product insights.</li> <li>Collaborate with Customer Success, Onboarding, and Integration teams to tailor the AI agent for individual client specifications.</li> <li>Code and implement light fixes and enhancements directly, sit with the Product and Engineering teams.</li> <li>Champion the Voice of the Customer by relaying organized qualitative and quantitative feedback to engineering, product, and cross-functional teams to refine Jerry.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you should have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A customer-first mindset with strong empathy and exceptional problem-solving capabilities.</li> <li>At least 1 year of proven experience in software development or support engineering, ideally with AI technologies.</li> <li>Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or similar, specifically related to AI and machine learning platforms.</li> <li>Ability to innovate and streamline processes in a dynamic, unstructured environment.</li> <li>Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to resolving issues.</li> <li>Experience in prompt engineering and familiarity with AI development tools like LangSmith.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we hope you have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>2+ years of experience in technical support for AI or related technologies, with hands-on coding experience.</li> <li>Demonstrated leadership in process improvement initiatives within a technical support environment.</li> <li>A track record of substantial contributions to the growth and success of a dynamic, fast-paced comp ... (truncated, view full listing at source)