Head of Software Architecture, Embodied AI Platform

Location
Santa Clara
Workplace
On-site
Compensation
$250k – $400k + equity
Visa
No Visa Sponsorship

About this role

We are looking for a Head of Software Architecture with 8+ years of experience to own the end-to-end architecture of Dexmate's agentic SaaS platform that manages and operates general-purpose robots at fleet scale. You should be a staff or principal-level engineer who has deep experience in system design, distributed architectures, and connected-device/IoT platforms — think Tesla, Google Home, or similar hardware-software ecosystems. This is a hands-on leadership role reporting directly to the CTO, where you'll build the foundational architecture while growing a team from ~10 to 15+ engineers. You must embrace AI and bring a modern mindset to integrating agentic capabilities into the platform.

What will you be doing?

Design and own the full platform architecture — robot connectivity, fleet management, AI/agentic features, data pipelines, and model training workflows — as one coherent system

Set the technical direction across frontend, backend, robot-side, and infrastructure, making key architectural decisions as the team scales

Stay hands-on writing and reviewing code, especially in early architecture phases where foundational abstractions are critical

Architect how AI agent capabilities (chatbots, agentic behaviors, learning from fleet data) integrate safely into the platform with proper guardrails for physical robots

Grow and lead the software platform team from ~10 people today to 15+ engineers, establishing engineering standards and architecture review processes

What happens next

Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.

Culture & values

Highly hands-on and collaborative work environment

Researchers work across multiple disciplines including simulation, control, and real robot systems

Fast-moving, early-stage environment

High ownership culture

Strong academic culture

Strong builder culture

PhD-heavy team composition

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