Staff AI Engineer

Emergence AI • Irvine, CA

7d • $200,000 - $230,000 • Remote

About The Position

Emergence AI is building next-generation agentic AI systems that move beyond code generation to provable task completion, verification, and long-horizon autonomy. Our Platform focuses on automating complex, mission-critical data workflows, from ingestion and transformation through analysis, decisioning, and action.

We work with customers in semiconductors, life sciences, and other data-intensive industries to turn fragmented, high-stakes data into trustworthy, continuously-operating AI Agents.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building backend systems, distributed systems, or data infrastructure, with at least 2+ years focused on AI/ML engineering in production environments.
• Experience building and shipping multi-model or multi-provider AI systems in production using LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar), prompt engineering, function calling, or agent frameworks at scale.
• Track record at both startups AND enterprise companies , you know how to move fast while maintaining reliability and can navigate both worlds effectively.
• Familiarity with context management, session state, or memory systems in AI or distributed systems. You've thought about what the model sees and why it matters.
• Experience with evaluation frameworks, testing strategies for AI systems, or quality measurement in production ML systems.
• Strong systems thinking around safety, verification, and correctness , you've built guardrails, validation layers, or compliance systems where "probably right" isn't good enough.
• Excitement about agentic AI and the infrastructure challenges of making autonomous systems reliable when the stakes are real.
• A bias toward full ownership: you navigate ambiguity well, don't wait for perfect specs, and take problems from concept through production deployment.
• Comfortable working with a small, fast-moving team where you'll dive in, take ownership, mentor others, and elevate the engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Drive cutting-edge AI capabilities across multiple layers of the agent platform from workflow orchestration and verification systems to custom workflow builders and agent operations infrastructure.
• Ensure a high craft and quality bar in both AI agent performance and platform reliability , build systems that are fast, correct, and maintainable.
• Collaborate with fellow engineers, designers, product managers, and customers to integrate platform functionality into frontier agentic products and deliver customer value.
• Contribute to platform reliability, code quality, AI evaluation, testing, and maintenance across the broader engineering team.
• Mentor and elevate engineers around you , share knowledge, review code thoughtfully, and raise the technical bar for the team.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health & wellness benefits, including medical, dental, vision, HSA, and FSA options
• Voluntary insurance offerings for additional coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible time off and company holidays to support rest and recharge
• Flexible remote work environment
• One-time home office setup stipend
• Ongoing monthly stipend to support your work-from-home needs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed