AI engineer

Robotics Technologies; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotics Technologies in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an AI engineer to design, build, and deploy conversational AI systems for digital customer engagement. This onsite role focuses on scalable chatbot frameworks on Google Cloud using Vertex AI, CCAI, and Dialogflow to improve real-world interactions.

The position centers on end-to-end development, from NLP and GenAI modeling through production-grade deployment and integration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software development, including 4+ years in NLP/NLU for chat.
• Advanced Python skills and experience with ML/NLP libraries such as Hugging Face, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
• Proven experience building conversational agents with Vertex AI and Dialogflow CX/ES.
• Proficiency with GCP services and cloud-native architectures.
• Solid MLOps understanding, including Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git.
• Experience with Agent Assist is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable chat Virtual Agent frameworks on Vertex AI, including Vertex AI Agent Engine and Google ADK.
• Build, customize, and optimize conversational bots using Dialogflow CX/ES, including advanced intent detection and context management.
• Apply NLP, LLM, and GenAI models on Vertex AI to strengthen chatbot capabilities, such as complex intent handling and response generation.
• Develop and maintain cloud-native chat solutions using GCP services including CCAI, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, and BigQuery.
• Train, fine-tune, and deploy custom LLMs and retrieval augmented generation pipelines to improve agent intelligence.
• Use MLOps best practices for chatbot pipelines with Vertex AI Pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.

Skills

Advanced Python

NLP/NLU for chat

GCP services

MLOps

REST APIs

Education

Master’s/PhD in CS/AI

Tools

Hugging Face

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Dialogflow CX/ES

Vertex AI

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Robotics Technologies is looking for an AI engineer to design, build, and deploy conversational AI systems for digital customer engagement. This onsite role in Sunnyvale, CA focuses on scalable chatbot frameworks on Google Cloud, leveraging Vertex AI, CCAI, and Dialogflow capabilities to improve real-world interactions.

The position centers on end-to-end development, from NLP and GenAI modeling through production-grade deployment and integration. The role is well-suited to engineers with strong software and ML/NLP depth, plus practical MLOps experience for reliable chatbot operations.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, design, and develop scalable chat Virtual Agent frameworks on Vertex AI, including experience with Vertex AI Agent Engine and the Google Agent Development Kit (ADK).
• Build, customize, and optimize conversational bots using Dialogflow CX/ES, including advanced intent detection, context management, slot filling, and rich fulfillment.
• Apply state-of-the-art NLP, LLM, and GenAI models on Vertex AI to strengthen chatbot capabilities, such as complex intent handling, summarization, entity extraction, and response generation.
• Develop and maintain cloud-native chat Virtual Agent solutions using GCP services including CCAI, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, and BigQuery for real-time processing, analytics, and reporting.
• Train, fine-tune, and deploy custom LLMs, transformer models, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines to improve agent intelligence.
• Use MLOps best practices for chatbot pipelines, including automation of training, deployment, testing, monitoring, and versioning with Vertex AI Pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Develop REST APIs, gRPC, and JSON-based communication to integrate the chatbot with other systems.

Required Skills

• 6+ years in software development, including 4+ years in NLP/NLU for chat.
• Advanced Python skills, plus experience using ML/NLP libraries such as Hugging Face, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
• Proven experience building conversational agents with Vertex AI and Dialogflow CX/ES.
• Proficiency with GCP services and cloud-native architectures.
• Solid MLOps understanding, including Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git.
• Experience with Agent Assist is a plus.

Technologies

• Google Cloud, Vertex AI, CCAI, Dialogflow, Dialogflow CX/ES
• Vertex AI Agent Engine, Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)
• NLP, LLM, GenAI
• Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, BigQuery
• Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), transformer models
• Vertex AI Pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
• REST APIs, gRPC, JSON, Python, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, PyTorch
• Agent Assist

Job Details

• Job ID: J52944
• Location: Sunnyvale, CA (onsite)
• Duration: 9 Months + Extension
• Hourly Rate: Depending on Experience (DOE)
• Employment Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
• Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, L2-EAD, GC-EAD
• Client: To Be Discussed Later

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s/PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related field.
• GCP certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Certified Professional ML Engineer).
• Experience with GenAI frameworks (PaLM, Gemini).
• Experience integrating with CRM, knowledge bases, and live agent systems.
• Knowledge of security and compliance in chat AI.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Excellent communication and collaboration.
• Strong ownership and end-to-end project delivery.
• Leadership in cross-functional environments.
• Team Leading and Management.

Minimum Experience: 6 years