Software Engineer, AI Platform
Fab2 · San Francisco Office
About this role
## About fab2 The fab2 team can build anything. We design the hardware and software needed to make chips, and we make the fabs, tools, and components ourselves. We’re looking for exceptional, hands-on people who can iterate to the limits of what’s possible. ## About the Team - fab2 prints chips. - fab2 prints fabs. - The Software team builds the software that runs it all. ## About the Role We’re looking for a **Software Engineer** to build the **AI platform behind fab2**. This is a **greenfield** role with broad ownership across our AI stack. You’ll build the infrastructure and agent systems that turn engineering knowledge and workflows into useful tools for teams across fab2. ## Responsibilities - Build the infrastructure for using AI models across cloud providers and our own on-prem compute. - Develop agents, shared skills, MCP servers, and sandboxed execution environments. - Create evals and benchmarks to measure where agents work, where they fail, and how to improve them. - Turn engineering knowledge and repeatable workflows into shared AI tools teams can build on. - Develop AI systems for automated experimentation, defect detection, engineering analysis, and fab operations. - Explore systems that can analyze results, propose what to do next, and eventually interact with physical equipment. - Help shape how AI gets used across Fab2 and inside the fab. ## Required Experience - Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience shipping production systems. - Comfortable working across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and data. - Effective with AI coding tools while still able to read, write, debug, and reason about code independently. - Strong product instincts and an ability to turn ambiguous problems into working systems. - Strong technical communication and a high degree of ownership. ## Nice-to-have - Founding engineer, CTO, or early-stage startup background. - Experience building AI agents, developer tools, evals, or ML infrastructure. - Hands-on work with GPU or on-prem compute infrastructure. - Exposure to robotics, hardware, scientific computing, or automated experimentation. - Experience building software for regulated environments. ## Working at fab2 We’re an early-stage hardware startup with solid funding, world-class advisors, and labs/offices in **Austin, TX**, **Lockhart, TX**, and **San Francisco, CA**. **Compensation:** $140,000 – $200,000 base salary range (plus generous equity). Determined based on qualifications and experience. **Benefits (subject to eligibility):** - Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance - Generous Paid Time Off (inclusive of Holidays and Sick Time) - Visa Sponsorship - Life and Disability Insurance - Paid Parental Leave - 401(k) retirement plan - Weekly Learning & Development opportunities - Commuter Benefits (Parking and Late Night Uber rides from the office) - Lunches daily, Dinners 3x per week, Stocked Office Kitchen with Snacks and Spindrifts fab2 is an equal-opportunity employer. ## Export Control Notice This position involves access to technology subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
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