Full-Stack & AI Engineer for Next-Gen Wearables

VONDER; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Equity

Job summary

VONDER is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to build software powering intelligent eyewear. You’ll bridge hardware, firmware, AI, and immersive experiences, delivering real-time wearable software across cloud and on-device ecosystems.

The role focuses on end-to-end AI application development, full-stack implementation, and low-latency performance. You’ll collaborate with product, hardware, and design teams in a fast-moving startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience with a demonstrated track record of exceptional work.
• 3+ years of professional full-stack software development experience, ideally shipping consumer-facing products, mobile apps, or high-traffic web platforms.
• Hands-on experience building production AI applications using OpenAI APIs, open-source LLMs, RAG architectures, LangChain/LlamaIndex, and Vector Databases.
• Solid understanding of system architecture, data structures, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and real-time data processing.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical decisions and collaborate effectively across hardware and software teams.
• Nice to Have: Personal projects or AI agent passion builds; Product-minded with UI/UX polish.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and scale AI-driven features, integrating LLMs, multimodal models, and agentic workflows into production-ready consumer experiences.
• Develop robust backend services (Python, Go, Node.js, cloud infra, vector databases) and polished frontend interfaces (React/React Native, iOS/Android, or modern web frameworks).
• Optimize API pipelines, data streaming (WebSockets, WebRTC), and inference architectures for ultra-low latency on wearable devices.
• Partner with product, hardware/firmware, and design teams to ensure tight integration between cloud AI capabilities and on-device execution.
• Write clean, scalable, well-documented code, implement rigorous testing, and promote engineering best practices in a fast-moving startup.

Skills

Full-stack development

Frontend & Backend

OpenAI APIs

LangChain/LlamaIndex

Vector databases

Cloud infra (AWS/GCP)

Real-time data processing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Go

Node.js

React/React Native

AWS/GCP

Job description

VONDER is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to build software powering intelligent eyewear. You’ll bridge hardware, firmware, AI, and immersive experiences, delivering real-time wearable software across cloud and on-device ecosystems.

The role focuses on end-to-end AI application development, full-stack implementation, and low-latency performance. You’ll collaborate with product, hardware, and design teams in a fast-moving startup environment.