OKX

Principal AI Engineer, AI Agent Development

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8 months ago
San Jose, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$313k - $450k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and lifecycle management of autonomous AI agents for crypto exchange operations.
  • Architect multi-agent systems and frameworks supporting goal-directed reasoning, planning, and reinforcement-learning-based agents.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, business, and operations teams to define agent roles and measurable KPIs.
  • Drive experimentation, simulations, and continuous learning pipelines to optimize agent performance.
  • Apply developments in AGI, LLM-integrated agents, and cognitive architectures to production systems.
  • Mentor and lead a team of AI scientists and engineers while defining the AI roadmap and research strategy.
  • Ensure the scalability, security, and regulatory compliance of AI-powered solutions.

Requirements

  • PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field.
  • At least 10 years of industry experience.
  • Proven experience building and deploying autonomous AI agents in live environments.
  • Experience designing multi-agent frameworks or agent ecosystems, including tools such as AutoGPT, OpenAgents, LangGraph, LangFuse, Dify, or Coze.
  • Experience with goal-oriented agents, context engineering, memory management, tool use, and reinforcement-learning-based decision-making.
  • Experience developing agents for real-time decision-making in areas such as trading, gaming, customer support, or operations.
  • Track record delivering end-to-end AI systems in fast-paced, high-scale environments, preferably in finance, crypto, or high-frequency domains.
  • Experience at top-tier AI labs or technology industry leaders is preferred.
  • Experience in high-frequency trading, fintech, Web3, or crypto platforms is advantageous.
  • Startup or research-intensive experience is preferred.

Benefits

  • Performance bonus may be provided.
  • Long-term incentives may be provided.
  • Medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the position.
  • The role is associated with OKX's globally distributed offices, with no specific work arrangement stated.

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About OKX

5,001-10,000 employees

OKX builds a global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 wallet used by retail and institutional traders for spot, derivatives, and DeFi access, with developer APIs. Its business model centers on trading and financing fees, plus wallet and on-chain services. Founded in 2017 and privately held, OKX publishes monthly proof-of-reserves and operates as part of the OKG group serving crypto markets worldwide.

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