AI Software Engineer | Construction Robotics | Chicago, IL (On-site) | Up to $150,000

Join a fast-growing construction robotics startup based in Chicago, building autonomous systems that transform how physical work gets done.

As a Software AI Engineer you’ll work at the intersection of AI, robotics, and real-world deployment. You’ll help design and scale the intelligence that powers our autonomous systems—from model training to on-robot decision-making.

What You’ll Do

Design, build, and train neural network models for perception, planning, and control
Develop training and evaluation pipelines for continuous improvement
Integrate LLMs for autonomous decision-making, including prompt design and system orchestration
Deploy and optimize models across edge devices and cloud infrastructure
Build data pipelines to collect, process, and learn from real-world robot data
Design and maintain APIs for AI services used across our robotics stack
Collaborate with robotics, hardware, and product teams to bring AI into production

Required Skills

Strong experience with Python
Hands-on with PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
Experience building model training and deployment pipelines
Knowledge of LLM integration and prompt engineering for autonomous systems
Understanding of cloud and edge deployment constraints
Experience designing APIs for AI services
Familiarity with data pipelines and continuous learning systems

Nice to Have

Experience with behavior trees or state machines
Background in robotics, automation, or embedded/edge systems

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