San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time USD 190,000 – 270,000 / year

HP IQ is hiring a Lead AI Software Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain services that power AI-driven applications, ensuring scalability and performance.
  • Develop APIs and microservices that facilitate seamless integration between cloud-based AI models and edge devices.
  • Optimize data pipelines and storage solutions for real-time AI inference and processing.
  • Implement security and privacy best practices for distributed AI systems.
  • Work closely with AI researchers, infrastructure engineers, and frontend developers to deliver end-to-end AI-driven solutions.
  • Build and optimize an agent orchestration runtime that enables tool use, memory management, and multi-step reasoning across LLMs, APIs, and edge-connected systems.
  • Develop robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to ensure system reliability.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in backend software development, with strong proficiency in Java, C++, or Python.
  • Proficient in LLM integration into multi-agent systems with strong understanding of agent orchestration, tool use, and memory/context management.
  • Comfortable tinkering with LLMs via prompting and experienced with tools use, task decomposition, and structured outputs.
  • Experience building distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native applications.
  • Strong knowledge with building secure, privacy-aware interfaces between models, devices, and external services.
  • Familiarity with database management systems (SQL and NoSQL) and data streaming technologies.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with AI model deployment and integration into backend services.
  • Knowledge of edge computing, networking, and security best practices.
  • Exposure to cloud-edge hybrid architectures and distributed AI workloads.
  • Familiarity with on-device AI frameworks such as TensorFlow Lite, ONNX Runtime, or CoreML.
Required Skills
C++PythonDatabase management systemsEdge ComputingNetworking
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HP IQ
HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates. We’re assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless. We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset. By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work. Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.
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