Portal & Infrastructure Tech Lead

About the Company Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based embodied artificial intelligence ecosystem company, leveraging the latest technologies and the world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility and robotics. We are producing user‑centric, technology‑first vehicles and robots to establish new paradigms in human‑AI interaction. Our mission is to change not just how our cars and robots work, but how we drive and interact with machines, creating something new, connected, and with a true global impact. Your Role The Portal & Infrastructure Tech Lead will own the technical architecture, engineering execution, and long‑term platform quality of the FF EAI Brain Developer Open Platform. You will set the technical direction for how FF's core robotics capabilities are exposed to the world—designing APIs and SDKs that are powerful, stable, and genuinely enjoyable to build with—and you will lead the engineering team that brings that vision to life. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role: you will be expected to make and defend major architectural decisions, review and contribute code, define engineering standards, and serve as the primary technical interface between the platform engineering team and the broader organization, including robotics R&D, cloud infrastructure, product, and security. Responsibilities Own the overall technical architecture of the FF EAI Brain Developer Open Platform, including the API gateway, SDK distribution infrastructure, developer portal backend, authentication and authorization systems, application marketplace, and cloud developer services; define architectural principles, scalability targets, and reliability standards. Lead the design and engineering of the platform's core developer‑facing products: the robotics APIs covering motion control, perception, sensor fusion, autonomous decision‑making, and inter‑device communication, and the multi‑language SDKs (Python, Node.js, Go, Java, and others as needed). Oversee the technical architecture and engineering delivery of the developer portal—developer account systems, API key management, usage metering, self‑service documentation, sandbox environments, and developer analytics dashboards; build internal tooling to accelerate velocity (CI/CD pipelines, automated API testing, SDK build and packaging automation, documentation generation). Collaborate with robotics R&D and EAI Brain engineering teams to define clean abstraction layers between the internal robotics stack and external APIs; ensure APIs expose the right level of capability without compromising safety, IP protection, or hardware compatibility across generations. Define and uphold engineering culture and standards: code review practices, testing requirements, security standards, incident response protocols, documentation quality; provide architectural reviews and mentorship. Build, lead, and grow a high‑performing platform engineering team; own hiring decisions, set performance expectations, coach engineers, and partner with product management to allocate resources to high‑impact investments. Serve as the ultimate technical escalation point for complex developer integration issues; engage with operations and strategic developer partners to inform platform improvement priorities. Basic Qualifications 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role (tech lead, principal engineer, engineering manager, or equivalent) on a platform, infrastructure, or developer‑facing API product. Demonstrated experience building systems used by a substantial external developer community. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Deep hands‑on expertise in designing and building RESTful and/or gRPC APIs at scale, multi‑language SDK architecture and distribution, API gateway and developer portal infrastructure, and developer authentication systems (OAuth 2.0, API key management, rate limiting). Working knowledge of robotics software architectures, including middleware frameworks such as ROS/ROS2, real‑time control systems, sensor data pipelines, and motion planning systems; direct robotics engineering experience is not required. Proven ability to reason about distributed systems at scale, including reliability engineering, latency‑sensitive API design, graceful degradation, and security threat modeling for externally‑facing developer infrastructure. Strong track record of leading and growing engineering teams, setting technical direction, and communicating complex architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Bilingual proficiency in English and Chinese is required. Preferred Qualifications Direct experience building developer platforms in the robotics, AI/ML, IoT, or autonomous systems domain. Prior work at companies recognized for platform and API excellence (e.g., Stripe, Twilio, AWS, NVIDIA, Google Cloud, or comparable). Experience designing and operating application marketplaces, including app review pipelines, sandboxing, and developer trust systems. Familiarity with ROS2, URDF, or real‑time embedded software frameworks used in legged or humanoid robotics. Experience with usage‑based billing infrastructure, developer metering systems, or tiered platform access architecture. Open‑source maintainer experience, particularly of developer tooling, SDKs, or API client libraries with significant external adoption. Perks + Benefits Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you / discounted for family) 401(k) options Casual dress code + relaxed work environment Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere Hands‑on access to cutting‑edge robotics and EAI technology Annual Salary Range ($155,000 – $180,000 DOE), plus benefits and incentive plans. Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr Faraday Future