Staff Engineer: Agentic AI Lead for Enterprise Workflows

Praxy; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Praxy is seeking a senior technical leader to own the core agent intelligence layer in an AI-native engineering software environment. You will report to the CTO and lead a small team of AI engineers, a user researcher, and contractors, shaping real-world product value for enterprise customers.

You will drive the full product loop from user story definition to implementation and benchmarking across CAD/CAE/PLM workflows, optimize costs, and ensure reliable multi-step automation in desktop

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with real-world agentic LLM systems.
• Deep experience with LLM architecture: model selection, context/window management, retrieval strategies.
• Strong evaluation and benchmarking instincts for agentic systems.
• Proven track record of shipped AI systems with measurable outcomes.
• Strong Python skills and hands-on familiarity with LLM tooling.
• Technical leadership experience for small teams (3–6 engineers).
• Hands-on background with mechanical engineering software (CAD/CAE/PLM).
• Experience shipping AI tooling on engineering data or desktop apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the agent intelligence layer across CAD/PLM software.
• Own the full product loop from user story to implementation and benchmarking.
• Define evaluation frameworks and cost controls for per-task budgets and workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during POCs to align agent behavior with real-world usage.
• Write production code, review designs, and raise the engineering bar.
• Architect tool-calling strategies, context management, and recovery for reliable workflows.

Skills

7+ years software engineering

Agentic LLM systems

Python skills

LLM tooling familiarity

Technical leadership

Desktop engineering tools

Cost optimization

Tools

Function calling

Tool use APIs

Tracing/observability

Evaluation frameworks

Job description

Praxy is seeking a senior technical leader to own the core agent intelligence layer in an AI-native engineering software environment. You will report to the CTO and lead a small team of AI engineers, a user researcher, and contractors, shaping real-world product value for enterprise customers.

You will drive the full product loop from user story definition to implementation and benchmarking across CAD/CAE/PLM workflows, optimize costs, and ensure reliable multi-step automation in desktop