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Lead AI Native Engineer

Milpitas, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-02 → 2026-10-01

Core

Build vertical agents and a shared agent foundation for Physical AI-powered Robo-Labor robots operating in demanding industrial environments.

Role type

Lead AI Native Engineer (hands-on IC with technical leadership)

Builds

Vertical agents for high-value workflows and reusable agent primitives (models, tools, orchestration, memory, retrieval)

Domain

Robotics / Industrial Automation / Applied AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Frontier model APIs, tool use, orchestration, context engineering, retrieval, memory, multi-step workflows, evaluation frameworks, observability, production failure analysis, AI-native development workflows (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, agent SDKs), zero-to-one technical judgment

Preferred skills

Post-training, model evaluation, inference, research infrastructure, MCP infrastructure, knowledge graphs, RAG, secure enterprise integrations, robotics, autonomous systems, industrial automation

Technologies

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, agent SDKs, MCP servers, APIs, pipelines

Responsibilities

Build end-to-end vertical agents for research, software, hardware, data, and operations; Establish reusable agent primitives; Create context layers connecting agents to trusted data; Own evaluation, reliability, and failure-analysis loops; Advance frontier agent usage by turning capabilities into maintainable systems; Support strategic initiatives for market intelligence and executive decisions; Provide technical leadership by setting architecture and reviewing code

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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