Staff Software Engineer, Edge AI Systems

About this role

About Archetype AI
Archetype AI is developing the world's first AI platform to bring AI into the real world. Formed by an exceptionally high-caliber team from Google, Archetype AI is building a foundation model for the physical world, a real-time multimodal LLM for real life, transforming real-world data into valuable insights and knowledge that people will be able to interact with naturally. It will help people in their real lives, not just online, because it understands the real-time physical environment and everything that happens in it.


Supported by deep tech venture funds in Silicon Valley, Archetype AI is currently at the Series A stage and is progressing rapidly to develop technology for their next stage. This presents a unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of an exciting AI team at the beginning of their journey, located in the heart of Silicon Valley.


Our team is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with team members throughout the US and Europe.


We are actively growing, so if you are an exceptional candidate excited to work on the cutting edge of physical AI and don’t see a role that exactly fits you below you can contact us directly with your resume via jobsarchetypeaiio.


About The Role
Archetype AI is building Newton, our multi-sensor data fusion AI platform. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own data processing and analysis across our edge devices and platform, from raw sensor ingestion through prepared, validated datasets ready for AI workflows.


This role sits at the intersection of data engineering and device software. You will build high-performance data pipelines in C++ that run on small Linux devices, and apply rigorous analytical techniques using Python to explore, validate, and understand sensor and video data. You will work hands-on with real-world customer data, exploring, cleaning, transforming, and validating it, while also building the device software that makes this processi...