Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Developer

Job Description

Job Title:
Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Developer

Position Description:
Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Developer with our client located in San Jose, CA.

Job Description:

• You will work alongside a team of engineers building and maintaining software infrastructure that supports chip design workflows, including AI-driven automation, EDA tool integration, CI/CD systems, and software build systems.
• This is a hands-on technical role for someone who thrives in a complex, Linux-based engineering environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain software tools and automation in Python, Go, Perl, and shell scripting on Linux
• Architect and implement Agentic AI systems, including multi-step reasoning pipelines, tool-calling agents, and LLM-integrated workflows
• Build and maintain automation that interfaces with RTL/EDA tools
• Own and improve software build systems, including GNU Make-based infrastructures, Jenkins, and related CI/CD tooling
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code and participate in code reviews.

Job Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong, production-level proficiency in Python and shell scripting on Linux
• Working knowledge of Go and/or Perl in a professional context
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience building Agentic AI systems (e.g., LLM agents, tool-use pipelines, orchestration frameworks such as Lang Graph, CrewAI, Auto Gen, or similar)
• Solid understanding of GNU Make and software build system design
• Experience with Jenkins
• Comfortable working day-to-day in a Linux environment.

Nice To have:

• Experience with RTL design tools and EDA ecosystems (e.g., Synopsys or Cadence tools)
• Familiarity with semiconductor design or verification flows
• Experience with GNU Make, CMake, or other build system tools
• Background in infrastructure or developer tooling for hardware engineering teams.

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Range: $90 - $94 an hour.
• Location:
  
  San Jose, CA (Onsite).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation - from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We're passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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Himanshu Joshi