Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Developer

Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Developer

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is committed to connecting skilled professionals with meaningful career opportunities. We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Developer to support a cutting-edge semiconductor engineering organization focused on building next-generation AI-powered automation and debugging solutions.

Job Title:

Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Developer

Location:

Austin, TX or San Jose, CA (Onsite)

Employment Type:

W2 Temporary

Duration: 6+ Months, Strong Potential for Extension

Hourly Pay Range and Other Compensation:
The hourly rate for this position is expected to be between $90-$94/hr, DOE and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly technical engineering team at the forefront of Agentic AI adoption within semiconductor design and verification workflows. The team is building intelligent AI-driven systems that help engineers analyze complex test failures, automate troubleshooting, and accelerate chip development processes. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience designing and implementing agentic AI solutions, including multi-agent systems, orchestration frameworks, tool-calling workflows, and LLM-integrated applications.

This role is highly visible and will help shape the direction of the team's AI strategy from the ground up.

• Design, develop, and deploy Agentic AI applications using modern orchestration frameworks and LLM technologies
• Build multi-step reasoning pipelines, tool-calling agents, and AI-driven automation workflows
• Develop software solutions in Python, Go, Linux shell scripting, and related technologies
• Integrate AI capabilities with internal engineering tools, workflows, and data sources
• Collaborate with software engineers, infrastructure teams, and semiconductor design teams to solve complex technical challenges
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines, software build systems, and automation frameworks
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code and participate in peer reviews
• Help guide technical direction and best practices for emerging AI initiatives

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong production-level Python development experience
• Strong Linux and shell scripting expertise
• Hands-on experience building Agentic AI systems, LLM applications, or AI orchestration frameworks
• Experience with tools such as Lang Graph, CrewAI, Auto Gen, Semantic Kernel, Lang Chain, or similar technologies
• Experience designing tool-use pipelines, agent workflows, and AI-enabled automation
• Experience with Jenkins and CI/CD environments
• Understanding of software build systems and GNU Make
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Go or Perl development experience
• Experience working with open-source and commercial LLMs
• Experience with on-prem AI deployments
• Semiconductor industry experience
• Familiarity with RTL, Verilog, EDA tools, Synopsys, or Cadence environments
• Open Shift, Kubernetes, or infrastructure automation experience