Edge AI Engineer: LLM Agents & Embedded Systems

Big Wave Digital

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Big Wave Digital is seeking engineers to build and deploy LLM agents and multi-agent systems that operate on constrained hardware at the tactical edge. You will interface AI with sensors, effectors and autonomous platforms for defense customers in high-stakes environments.

The role requires deep software craft in AI and edge computing, with hands-on work in Python, C++, Rust, and ML frameworks to deliver secure, scalable solutions for mission-critical operations.

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of software engineering experience with a focus on LLMs, AI agents, or edge AI.
  • Must be a US citizen eligible for security clearance with a degree in a quantitative discipline.

Skills

LLM Fine-tuning
AI Agents
Edge Computing
Python
C++
Rust
PyTorch
Hugging Face Transformers
vLLM
Ollama
Mojo
TVM
TensorFlow Lite
System Architecture
Embedded Systems
LangChain

Education

Degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Python
C++
Rust
PyTorch
Hugging Face Transformers
vLLM
Ollama
Mojo
TVM
TensorFlow Lite
LangChain
Embedded Systems
System Architecture

Job description

Big Wave Digital is seeking engineers to build and deploy LLM agents and multi-agent systems that operate on constrained hardware at the tactical edge. You will interface AI with sensors, effectors and autonomous platforms for defense customers in high-stakes environments.

The role requires deep software craft in AI and edge computing, with hands-on work in Python, C++, Rust, and ML frameworks to deliver secure, scalable solutions for mission-critical operations.

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