Hiring: Staff Software Engineer - Agentic AI Systems Company: Cognichip Location: Redwood City, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:20:17 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Design System, LangChain, Python, RAG, Reinforcement Learning, Systems Design, User Experience About the job Experience: •12+ years of professional software engineering experience. •3+ years building and deploying production-grade agentic AI systems. Required Skills: •We are seeking a Staff Agentic AI Engineer to lead the architecture, implementation, and production deployment of advanced agentic AI systems. •Serve as a technical authority for multi-agent systems across Cognichip, driving long-horizon autonomous workflows that integrate proprietary models, semiconductor design tools, and cloud infrastructure. •Design systems that reason across multiple steps, manage memory and knowledge grounding, and operate reliably in production over extended periods. •This is a senior individual contributor leadership role. •Define architectural patterns, raise engineering standards, mentor other engineers, and partner closely with Applied AI, Product Engineering, and Platform teams to translate cutting-edge research into scalable enterprise solutions. •Success in this role is measured not by prototypes, but by robust, production-grade agentic systems shipped to customers. •Technical Leadership & Architecture •Own the end-to-end architecture of agentic AI workflows, including reasoning pipelines, memory systems, RAG, evaluation frameworks, and orchestration patterns. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. •8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience. •Multi-agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, LangChain, LangSmith, or equivalents) •RAG pipelines and memory systems •Strong proficiency in Python and backend cloud services (AWS preferred). •Proven track record delivering complex AI systems into production. •Contributions to open-source AI projects or frameworks. •Knowledge of reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, or autonomous reasoning. •Track record of deploying agentic AI systems in production at scale. Compensation: •$150,000 - $250,000 / year •Competitive compensation and equity in a fast-growing AI startup 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!