EVONA · 3 hours ago
Senior AI Engineer - Agentic Platform Lead
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expEVONA is seeking a Senior AI Engineer – Agentic Platform Lead to serve as a senior technical leader within their Agentic Computational Engineering (ACE) team. In this role, you will architect and build an agentic AI platform that enables autonomous AI agents to design complex hardware systems end-to-end, while leading a small elite team and partnering with domain experts.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Janilyn B.
Responsibilities
Architect and own the full-stack ACE platform, including agent orchestration, runtimes, and services
Design distributed systems (orchestrator–worker, swarms, event-driven architectures) for agent coordination
Build secure execution layers integrating internal tools, simulations, and data sources
Implement memory, retrieval, and decision-tracking systems for agent reasoning and traceability
Optimize latency, reliability, and observability across the platform
Lead and mentor a small team of engineers and technical contributors
Partner with domain experts to translate real engineering workflows into scalable agentic systems
Influence long-term technical strategy for agentic AI
Qualification
Required
Master's + 5 years, or PhD + 3 years in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent experience
5+ years building production-grade backend or distributed systems in mission-critical environments
Strong experience with Python, Go, or Rust and modern microservice architectures
Hands-on experience with LLM-based systems and agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, or custom runtimes)
Demonstrated AI-first workflow, using LLMs and agents to materially accelerate development
Proven technical leadership in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Preferred
Background in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Applied Mathematics
Experience integrating AI agents with engineering tools (CAD/CAE, simulation, manufacturing platforms)
Experience with observability stacks (logging, tracing, metrics)
Experience building safety-critical or mission-critical platforms
Open-source contributions or personal projects demonstrating deep system-building expertise
Benefits
Annual bonus potential
Comprehensive health, retirement, and wellness benefits
Paid time off
Company
EVONA
We believe in the evolution of knowledge and the progression of people - it is so core to our business, it's the meaning of our name: EVO - to evolve, ONA - people.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jack Madley
Co-Founder
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