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AI - Principal Software Engineer

450-Machine Shop
USA
Full-time
Lead · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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Education and/or Experience

  •  Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent; EE/physics acceptable with a strong software track record.
  •  5+ years relevant experience, prior technical-lead or architect experience preferred.
  •  Senior-level ability to design, build, and ship production software independently.
  •  Reach for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Antigravity, or similar) by default, not because a policy directs you to. Focus on what the agents can do, have opinions about using them well, and make the call on what the team standardizes.
  •  Demonstrated, senior-level ability to drive cross-team technical decisions to closure and gain buy-in without formal authority.  In-depth experience architecting distributed systems in Kubernetes/cloud environments, including production ownership.
  •  Frontend/UI skills sufficient to ship a real agent-facing application, not just a demo.
  •  Strong individual and small team leadership skills in prioritizing and shipping.
  •  Excellent written and verbal communication.
  •  Comfortable presenting technical direction to cross-functional and leadership stakeholders.  Working fluency with LLM/agent tooling: agent frameworks, MCP or equivalent toolintegration patterns, RAG components preferred.
  •  C++ and Python knowledge and prior production experience in either is a plus.
  •  Hands-on experience selecting, installing, and optimizing GPU/server hardware and inference stacks (e.g., vLLM, TensorRT-LLM), ideally including air-gapped/on-prem environments.
  •  Semiconductor industry familiarity, particularly test/ATE domain.
  • With more than 3000 employees worldwide, we offer challenging and rewarding work experiences, generous employee benefits and a strong company culture. If you are looking for a global publicly traded company that provides you with international experience and a challenging work environment, then Cohu is your choice. Connect with Cohu... Connect with your future...
  • Compensation: The estimated base pay range for this position is $175,000 - $225,000 per year, depending on qualifications, experience, education, and other job-related factors. This range represents Cohu’s good faith estimate of what it reasonably expects to pay for this role upon hire. This role may also be eligible for other compensation programs as determined by company policy.
  • Featured benefits
  • Medical, dental & vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company matching contributions
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition assistance
  • Disability & life insurance
  • Profit Sharing
  • Cohu firmly supports the U.S. national and various state and local policies of equal employment opportunity which are designed to provide equality of employment and advancement opportunities to every individual without regard to unlawful considerations of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, gender, gender identity or gender expression, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other legally protected category. In addition, reasonable accommodations are available to qualified disabled individuals, upon request. Globally, Cohu is committed to full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing employment, in the U.S. and in all other locations around the world where we have operations.

Preferred Qualifications

  •  5+ years relevant experience, prior technical-lead or architect experience preferred.
  •  Comfortable presenting technical direction to cross-functional and leadership stakeholders.  Working fluency with LLM/agent tooling: agent frameworks, MCP or equivalent toolintegration patterns, RAG components preferred.
  •  C++ and Python knowledge and prior production experience in either is a plus.

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