CareerPlan

Staff AI Engineer

Seattle, WashingtonFull-time$171k–$231k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Design and build SDKs, frameworks, and reference applications enabling AI agents to interact with physical devices across cloud and edge environments.

Role type

Staff AI Engineer (Physical AI Platform)

Builds

Open-source foundations, developer tools, and reference implementations for Physical AI on Arm

Domain

Edge computing, distributed systems, robotics, and AI infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, C++/Rust/Go, distributed systems, AI agent frameworks, PyTorch, Linux, embedded systems, CI/CD

Preferred skills

IoT protocols, Model Context Protocol, ROS 2, on-device inference (ExecuTorch/ONNX), LLM serving (vLLM), security fundamentals

Technologies

PyTorch, PyTorch-ecosystem runtimes, ROS 2, ExecuTorch, ONNX Runtime, vLLM, Linux, containers

Responsibilities

Design and implement features in SDKs and reference services; Build reference applications connecting agents to real devices; Develop evaluation harnesses for agent reliability; Maintain a fleet of development hardware; Contribute to platform security and operational posture; Write documentation and support the open-source community; Collaborate on API design and release quality

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact