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About MISUMI Americas

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

Senior Software Engineer – AI Innovation

Location: Oakland, CA (Onsite – HQ) Team: Artificial Intelligence Reports to: Director of Engineering, AI Type: Full-Time

Overview

Fictiv is reimagining how manufacturing works in an AI-first world.

Our AI Innovation Team operates like an internal startup—focused on discovering, validating, and scaling entirely new product capabilities across both Fictiv and Misumi. This isn’t about incremental improvements or maintaining existing systems. It’s about identifying what should exist next and building it from the ground up.

As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you’ll work on early-stage ideas, rapidly turning concepts into functional prototypes, testing them with real users, and evolving the strongest signals into production systems.

If you’re energized by ambiguity, driven by impact, and motivated by building things that don’t yet exist, this role is designed for you.

What You’ll Work On

Discover and define high-leverage AI opportunities across manufacturing and supply chain workflows

Build rapid prototypes using real-world company data to test new product ideas

Develop and iterate on LLM-powered systems, focusing on usability, reliability, and impact

Collaborate directly with customers and internal stakeholders to validate real-world use cases

Transform validated concepts into scalable, production-ready systems with engineering partners

Explore emerging AI models, tools, and frameworks to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Capture learnings, system designs, and experiment results to support long-term scaling

Contribute to shaping the AI roadmap across Fictiv and Misumi

What You Bring

8+ years of software engineering experience

Strong experience building and shipping LLM-based applications used in production

Proficiency in modern development environments (TypeScript/JavaScript and AWS preferred)

Hands-on experience with:

Prompt design and iteration

LLM evaluation and testing methodologies

Guardrails, reliability patterns, and system design for AI applications

A track record of designing experiments and using data to validate technical decisions

Authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship

Nice to Have

Experience building AI-first products end-to-end

Comfort working across multiple languages, tools, and architectures

Experience with large, unstructured, or messy datasets

Background in applied machine learning or AI systems

How You’ll Succeed

You think like a builder and an owner, not just an implementer

You’re motivated by solving real business problems—not just writing code

You move quickly, test ideas early, and learn from real-world feedback

You’re comfortable operating with limited structure and evolving direction

You challenge assumptions—including your own—and iterate based on evidence

You communicate clearly and bring others along in your thinking

Additional Details

Location: Oakland, CA (onsite collaboration expected)

Travel: Minimal (0–10%)

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $160,000 – $200,000 , depending on experience

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Generous PTO and leave programs

We’re actively seeking teammates who:

Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.

Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.

Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.

Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.

Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates

We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.