Edge AI SDK Lead

Velaura AI, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development

Job summary

Velaura AI, Inc. is seeking an Edge AI SDK Lead to own the customer-facing software experience for its AI SoC. This on-device role defines and leads development of public APIs, SDK structure, CLI tools, sample applications, and developer portal content, moving from unboxing to running robotics and AI workloads.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure SDK quality through documentation, tests, and release processes.

Qualifications

• Proven track record shipping embedded SDKs or developer tools for on-device use.
• Strong API design and production-ready examples.
• Experience with embedded Linux cross-compilation and flashing.

Responsibilities

• Own SDK architecture, public APIs, CLI tools, and sample apps.
• Define API standards, versioning, logging, and compatibility policies.
• Lead developer experience from setup to model deployment.
• Collaborate with AI, robotics, multimedia teams for demos and references.
• Mentor engineers and guide SDK portal content and documentation.

Skills

SDK design

C/C++ for embedded

Python

Embedded Linux

Developer experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

BSPs & toolchains

Device drivers

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an Edge AI SDK Lead to own the customer-facing software experience for Velaura's AI SoC. This role will define and lead development of public APIs, SDK structure, command-line tools, sample applications, documentation, developer workflows, model and camera examples, developer portal content, compatibility matrices, and the path from "unboxing the eval kit" to running real robotics and AI workloads. This is an on-device role: the SDK runs on our silicon, not in the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Own SDK architecture, public APIs, command-line tools, sample applications, documentation strategy, and developer workflows.
• Set the API standards, versioning, error handling, logging, packaging, compatibility, and deprecation policies across platform, AI runtime, camera, and robotics components.
• Lead the developer experience for installing the SDK, flashing boards, running demos, deploying models, using cameras, and integrating with applications.
• Work with AI, multimedia, robotics, and model‑zoo teams to deliver model examples, camera‑to‑NPU pipelines, ROS examples, containers, and reference applications.
• Own developer documentation structure, getting‑started guides, tutorials, API references, troubleshooting guides, migration guides, and known‑issues workflows.
• Partner with Tools/Release on downloads, package repos, release notes, compatibility matrices, SDK artifacts, archived releases, checksums, and versioned documentation.
• Help define developer portal requirements including docs, downloads, model/app catalog, camera compatibility, KB integration, entitlement/access control, and support‑bundle workflows.
• Ensure SDK quality by partnering with SQA on examples, docs validation, install tests, compatibility tests, and release readiness.
• Represent the customer developer perspective in architecture and prioritization discussions.
• Hire, mentor, and lead engineers focused on SDK APIs, developer tools, documentation systems, developer portal integration, and sample applications.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience building and shipping SDKs, APIs, or developer tools for embedded or edge hardware (e.g., SoCs, AI accelerators, dev kits, camera or robotics platforms) - software that customers install and run on the device itself. Experience limited to cloud, web, or backend SDKs/APIs does not meet this requirement.
• Strong C/C++ for embedded targets and Python experience, with ability to design clean APIs and production‑quality examples.
• Hands‑on experience developing for embedded Linux targets, such as cross‑compilation and toolchains, BSPs, board bring‑up and flashing, device drivers, or on‑device packaging and deployment.
• Strong sense of developer experience, documentation quality, API usability, and release discipline.
• Ability to work across kernel, runtime, compiler, multimedia, robotics, tools, SQA, and product teams.
• Experience translating complex low‑level capabilities into usable customer‑facing software.
• Experience leading technical teams or major SDK/API architecture areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI accelerator SDKs, robotics SDKs, Jetson‑like platforms, edge AI products, or semiconductor developer kits.
• Familiarity with ONNX/PyTorch/TFLite model flows, ROS 2, GStreamer, OpenCV, containers, Linux packaging, or Python packaging.
• Experience building developer portals, documentation sites, SDK installers, CLI tools, sample catalogs, knowledge bases, or model zoos.
• Experience with API governance, semantic versioning, compatibility matrices, customer migration guides, and release notes.
• Experience working with early customers, field teams, support teams, or developer relations.
• Ability to write excellent technical documentation and set a high bar for customer‑facing materials.

$200,000 - $300,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits

At Velaura, we believe exceptional talent deserves exceptional rewards. Compensation for this role includes a base salary and very competitive equity compensation, allowing team members to share in the company’s long‑term success. The base pay listed represents a good faith estimate that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of hire. Actual compensation will depend on multiple factors, including the candidate’s skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and geographic location.

In addition to base salary and equity compensation, Velaura offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; flexible work arrangements; professional development opportunities; and other benefits designed to support the well‑being and growth of our team. Velaura is committed to pay equity and transparency and regularly benchmarks compensation to ensure we remain competitive in the market.

Why Velaura?

Velaura is building next‑generation compute technology for cloud, edge, and Physical AI. Our solutions will enable robots, autonomous systems, drones, and other intelligent machines to operate efficiently in the physical world. This is an opportunity to help build foundational technology at a time when the industry is undergoing fundamental change. You will work alongside experienced leaders, architects, engineers, and operators who have delivered industry‑defining products across mobile, cloud, semiconductor, and AI platforms. If you enjoy solving difficult problems, working across disciplines, and helping shape the future of Physical AI, we would love to hear from you.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Accommodations

Velaura is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We also take affirmative action to offer employment opportunities to minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Velaura is committed to working with qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants who would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or who need special assistance or a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact us at: [email protected]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only. Evaluation of requests for reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.