AI Agentic Systems Engineer – Prototyping & Automation

Exelixis Inc; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Stock purchase program

Vacation and paid holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Exelixis Inc in Alameda, CA seeks an Engineer I - AI and Agentic to prototype, build, and deploy agent-based applications that accelerate IT and business workflows, turning ideas into testable, production-ready solutions while upholding security and responsible AI standards.

You will work with senior engineers to prototype rapidly, design modular code, connect LLMs, prompts, tools, and APIs, and participate in reviews, testing, and documentation, all under secure-by-design practices in a

Qualifications

• Education as stated: Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI/DS with relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience building or contributing to LLM-enabled apps and agentic workflows.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, Git, and software development basics.

Responsibilities

• Prototype AI applications and agentic workflows under guidance of senior engineers.
• Translate ideas into working prototypes and evolve to maintainable code.
• Connect LLMs, prompts, tools, and APIs into practical use cases.
• Participate in code reviews, prompt/spec reviews, and pre-release testing.

Skills

LLM-enabled applications

Agent frameworks

Prompt engineering

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Security awareness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / AI / Data Science

Master's degree in Computer Science / AI / Data Science

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Codex

AWS Bedrock

Databricks Mosaic AI

Job description

Exelixis Inc in Alameda, CA seeks an Engineer I - AI and Agentic to prototype, build, and deploy agent-based applications that accelerate IT and business workflows, turning ideas into testable, production-ready solutions while upholding security and responsible AI standards.

You will work with senior engineers to prototype rapidly, design modular code, connect LLMs, prompts, tools, and APIs, and participate in reviews, testing, and documentation, all under secure-by-design practices in a