Senior Staff AI Engineer — AI for Software-Defined Vehicles

Sonatus; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 227,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

Retirement plan (401k)

Unlimited PTO and holidays

Hybrid office work arrangement

Wellness benefit allowances

Internet reimbursement

Laptop/Computer allowance

Complimentary lunches on-site

Employee referral program

Team building events

Job summary

Sonatus seeks a Senior Staff AI Engineer to define and build AI apps for software-defined vehicles. You will lead end-to-end AI solutions, starting from customer problems to proofs of concept and deployable systems, shaping high-impact initiatives.

You will architect data pipelines, integrate diverse data sources, and drive continuous improvement of agent-based AI deployments in production environments. Hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in a science, mathematical, and/or engineering field.
• Proven experience in designing and deploying end-to-end AI systems in a production environment.
• In-depth knowledge of current Gen AI technologies and a strong software development background.
• Expertise in building high-performance AI applications that integrate a multitude of data sources.
• Strong foundation in machine learning model development, experimentation, and evaluation.
• Proven ability to lead technically across teams, with excellent system design and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of end-to-end software solutions leveraging agentic AI (e.g., LLMs, agent frameworks, RAG, context engineering, and evaluation).
• Design and implement robust data orchestration and processing pipelines for continuous agent operations and performance improvement.
• Translate complex customer problems and business requirements into effective, deployable AI solutions.

Skills

Gen AI technologies

Production AI systems

Software development

AI applications data integration

ML model development

Technical leadership

Education

MS/PhD in science, math or engineering

Job description

Sonatus seeks a Senior Staff AI Engineer to define and build AI apps for software-defined vehicles. You will lead end-to-end AI solutions, starting from customer problems to proofs of concept and deployable systems, shaping high-impact initiatives.

You will architect data pipelines, integrate diverse data sources, and drive continuous improvement of agent-based AI deployments in production environments. Hybrid work model offered.