Hiring: Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Platforms Company: XPENG Location: Santa Clara, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 03:28:52 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, LLM, Machine Learning, Make, Python, R, SAFe, TypeScript About the job Experience: •5+ years building and operating production distributed systems, with demonstrated strength in system design and software engineering fundamentals. Required Skills: •Design, build, and operate production-grade platform services and infrastructure with strong reliability, observability, and performance. •Identify manual, repetitive engineering workflows and eliminate them through self-service automation on the platform. •Build and evolve the agentic layer: agent lifecycle, tool/MCP integrations, sandboxed execution, multi-agent workflows. •Design the semantic data layer that grounds agents: model our systems, workflows, and decision data as connected objects and tools that agents can query and act on. •Build safe action execution paths: connectors to internal and operational systems, staged propose–validate–approve–commit flows, with granular access control and end-to-end decision lineage/audit. •Own system design for new platform capabilities end to end, from requirements through rollout and operations. •Work directly with customers: lead technical onboarding, gather requirements, debug production issues, and turn field feedback into roadmap priorities. •Establish best practices for agent evaluation, observability, and safety guardrails. Qualifications: •Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields. •5+ years building and operating production distributed systems, with demonstrated strength in system design and software engineering fundamentals. •Proficiency in Python and TypeScript; solid grasp of databases, message queues, caching, and API design. •A builder's instinct for automation: a track record of turning manual processes into tools, pipelines, or self-service systems. •Applied hands-on capability in modern AI coding tooling and LLM APIs, including tool use/function calling. •Practical experience utilizing agentic systems or task orchestration platforms (workflow engines, multi-agent frameworks, MCP servers, or similar). •Operational familiarity with Autonomous Driving terminologies and model development workflows. •Direct customer-facing experience: solutions engineering, technical onboarding, developer relations, or enterprise support. •Practical experience utilizing data/domain modeling: semantic layers, knowledge graphs, or object models over heterogeneous data sources. •Experience integrating with enterprise or operational systems (internal platforms, legacy APIs, writeback to systems of record). Compensation: •$174,720 - $295,680 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!