Archetype AI · 4 days ago
Staff Software Engineer: Physical AI Solutions
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expArchetype AI is developing an AI platform to integrate AI into real-world applications. The Staff Software Engineer will be responsible for designing and evolving the architecture of Physical AI systems, ensuring reliability and operational robustness while collaborating with various teams to meet enterprise customer needs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Drive the architecture, design, and implementation of the Physical AI agent framework used across customer solutions
Define and evolve core abstractions, APIs, and extension points that enable others to build agents and systems on top of the framework
Design and implement backend services and data pipelines that support agent execution, orchestration, and data flow
Ensure systems are built with enterprise readiness in mind, including reliability, testability, and operational robustness
Establish engineering patterns and standards for backend systems within the Solutions organization
Build reference integrations or lightweight applications when needed to validate capabilities or support customer engagements
Partner with Solutions Engineers to convert customer-specific requirements into reusable framework features
Use modern AI coding agents in a pair-programming model to accelerate development, while retaining ownership of architecture, code quality, and correctness
Contribute to CI/CD workflows, containerized deployments, and operational tooling
Produce clear documentation that enables adoption, extension, and long-term maintainability of the framework
Qualification
Required
7+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend and systems focus
Demonstrated experience owning and evolving shared frameworks or core systems used by other engineers
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Python
Experience with at least one high-performance or systems-oriented language, such as Rust, C++, C#, Go, or similar
Solid foundation in distributed systems, backend architecture, and data pipelines
Experience building and operating long-running services or orchestration systems in production
Familiarity with messaging or streaming systems such as Kafka or similar technologies
Experience working in containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes
Strong engineering fundamentals, including code review discipline and experience using AI-assisted development tools without delegating ownership
Clear written and asynchronous communication skills
Preferred
Experience with real-time, sensor-driven, or event-based systems, including industrial or video workloads
Familiarity with IoT or industrial protocols such as MQTT, Modbus, or RTSP
Experience with observability, instrumentation, and performance tuning in distributed systems
Background in solutions engineering or consulting, with comfort engaging directly with customers when needed
Exposure to applied AI or ML systems in production environments
Company
Archetype AI
Archetype AI develops Physical AI agents that harness real-world sensor data to enhance decision-making and automate processes.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$48MKey Investors
Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT LabsVenrock5G Open Innovation Lab
2025-11-20Series A· $35M
2024-10-20Non Equity Assistance
2024-04-05Seed· $13M
Leadership Team
Jaime Lien
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
Nick Gillian
Founder, CTO
Recent News
2025-11-23
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