60 applied ai software engineer jobs at 16 companies in Salinas, CA
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Applied AI Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$175k-$210k/yrHybridFull Time
Kerrigan Robotics: AI-powered orchestration platform for factory automation systems.
4+ YOE4+ years software engineering (2+ years in AI/ML), experience with PyTorch, HuggingFace, LangChain/LlamaIndex, Python and Go, fine-tuning LLMs/Vision models, deploying on edge/cloud (NVIDIA Orin/Jetson, TorchServe, ONNX, TensorRT).
California or Georgia or Texas or Arizona or Florida or Santa Clara
$152k-$288k/yrRemoteFull Time
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOERequires a CS, EE, CE, or related degree/equivalent, 5+ years building ML/AI systems or data-intensive backends, 2+ years owning applied AI systems, Python, a static language, and silicon engineering experience.
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
3+ YOEPhD in a quantitative field with 3+ years in applied AI or MS with 6+ years, strong Python and AI frameworks, experience with LLMs and agentic workflows, production-ready AI solutions, and collaboration across teams.
Santa Clara or Austin or Hillsboro or Durham or Seattle
$152k-$288k/yrOnsiteFull Time
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOEMS or equivalent experience in CS/Engineering/AI,5+ years software engineering experience,experience shipping LLM/agent-powered production systems,strong Python and production system skills,excellent communication.
Python, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, MCP, Skills
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
3+ YOERequires 3–5+ years in AI/ML engineering and backend development, production LLM experience, Python and REST skills, event streaming, data pipelines, Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud platforms, Docker, and monitoring.
BroadcomNASDAQ: AVGO: Designs and sells semiconductors and infrastructure software to enterprises.
8+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Applied Math or related, 8+ years in AI/ML system development and deployment, experience integrating commercial AI/LLM tools and agents, proficiency with VLSI design flows, strong collaboration and pragmatic delivery skills.
Large Language Model (LLM) agents, MCP protocol, VLSI
Etched: Designs specialized AI chips optimized for transformer architectures.
Experience building systems that convert model architectures into optimized kernels; strong Python and low-level coding skills; kernel and accelerator performance knowledge; experience with LLM-based agents and experiment-driven evaluation.
OkloNYSE: OKLO: Developing advanced fast fission nuclear power plants.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent software experience; Python, CI/CD, Git, machine learning, data pipelines, optimization, statistics, and design of experiments experience; leadership and team-building experience.
8+ YOEBachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience and 8 years of software development experience. Preferred: advanced technical degree and expertise in agent orchestration, memory architectures, neural connectors, and safety guardrails.
Senior Software Engineering Manager | Applied AI Engineering
Santa Clara, California, United States
$191k-$334k/yrRemoteFull Time
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Provides a cloud platform for automating enterprise digital workflows.
10+ YOE2+ MgmtRequires 10–15 years building software systems at scale, 2+ years managing engineers, deep technical fluency, AI integration experience, architecture expertise, and engineering team-building experience.
Senior Software Engineering Manager | Applied AI Engineering
Santa Clara, California, United States
$191k-$334k/yrRemoteFull Time
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Enterprise cloud platform for digital workflow automation.
10+ YOE2+ MgmtRequires 10–15 years building software systems at scale, 2+ years managing engineers, deep technical fluency, architecture expertise, AI integration experience, and the ability to build high-performing teams.
CadenceNASDAQ: CDNS: Provides software and hardware for designing integrated circuits and systems.
Experience developing C++ applications on Unix/Linux, strong data structures and algorithms skills, familiarity with software quality/processes, and experience applying AI/ML in EDA preferred.
San Francisco or San Jose or Denver or New York City or Scottsdale
$223k-$278k/yrHybridFull Time
Gusto: Cloud-based payroll and HR software for small businesses.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, product-minded, experience applying AI/LLM to products, full-stack proficiency, technical leadership and mentorship, ability to work cross-functionally.
ZoomNasdaq: ZM: Provides a cloud-based platform for video, voice, and collaboration.
Advanced degree in EE/CS/Applied Math, experience with C/C++, Objective-C, Python, video generation, neural rendering (NeRF, 3D Gaussian Splatting), 3D reconstruction, generative/diffusion models, and multimedia pipeline optimization.
C/C++, Objective-C, Python, NeRF, 3D Gaussian Splatting, BrightHire
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Global video streaming and media production service.
Experience in automated testing for iOS apps; strong Swift/Objective-C skills; knowledge of HLS/AVPlayer; experience applying AI tooling to testing; able to balance automation with manual testing.
Swift, Objective-C, HLS, AVPlayer, Automation frameworks, AI tooling
Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, Recommendation Systems, Personalization, Reinforcement Learning)
Cambridge or McLean or San Jose or New York
$219k-$272k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
2+ YOEPhD or MS+2 years in CS/EE/AI/math; experience building large deep learning models and LLMs, publications, training/deploying models, strong ML foundation and software engineering skills.
Cadence Design SystemsNASDAQ: CDNS: Develops computational software and hardware for electronic system design.
7+ YOE3+ MgmtRequires an MS or PhD in a technical field, 7+ years of software engineering and ML experience, 3+ years of engineering management or technical leadership, and expertise in distributed systems, LLMs, and AI evaluation.
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Provider of global streaming entertainment and video content.
Highly experienced in testing iOS/tvOS apps with Swift and Objective-C; building automation, tools, and frameworks; experience with HLS/AVPlayer a plus; experience applying AI-assisted testing and data-driven analysis; strong communication.
Swift, Objective-C, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), AVPlayer, XCUI, Netflix Player
RokuNASDAQ: ROKU: Operates a TV streaming platform and sells streaming hardware.
5+ years applying ML/AI to NLU/ASR, strong ML fundamentals, production ML model deployment, experience with big data systems and Java/Python/C++, transformer/LLM experience preferred.