Staff Engineer, Autonomous AI Systems — Global-Scale Impact

Emergent Labs; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Working Hours

Job summary

A cutting-edge software company in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Engineer for Autonomous Systems. You will architect systems where AI agents autonomously generate production-grade software and establish standards across technical layers. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in building large-scale backend systems, strong proficiency in Python and/or Go, and a deep understanding of distributed systems. The position offers top-tier compensation, flexible working hours, and unlimited paid time off.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building large-scale backend or distributed systems.
• Proven track record of owning architecture for critical production systems.
• Experience working in fast-paced teams influencing architecture direction.

Responsibilities

• Architect systems where AI agents generate production-grade software.
• Build infrastructure solving for latency, concurrency, and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical culture across teams.

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed systems understanding

Concurrency and parallelism

System design at scale

AI/ML infrastructure experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS/GCP/Azure

Event-driven systems

Data infrastructure

Job description

A cutting-edge software company in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Engineer for Autonomous Systems. You will architect systems where AI agents autonomously generate production-grade software and establish standards across technical layers. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in building large-scale backend systems, strong proficiency in Python and/or Go, and a deep understanding of distributed systems. The position offers top-tier compensation, flexible working hours, and unlimited paid time off.