Principal AI Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.

• Establish target-state solution designs for foundation model integration, retrieval-augmented generation, tool utilization, orchestration frameworks, and multi-agent patterns.

• Create a reusable AI capability and pattern library intended for federated engineering teams.

• Oversee AI solution design reviews and provide technical approval within AI readiness gates.

• Set technical standards for evaluation, groundedness, guardrails, observability, security, and cost management.

• Assess AI platforms and tools, recommending directions that align with Enterprise Architecture standards.

• Design, construct, and deliver foundational shared AI capabilities, including platforms, runtimes, retrieval primitives, agent frameworks, and evaluation harnesses.

• Direct the technical delivery of prioritized flagship AI initiatives.

• Develop AI-powered assistants, copilots, workflow automation, and knowledge retrieval systems.

• Utilize AWS Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, MCP, and related technologies to create scalable AI applications.

• Establish and uphold engineering practices for AI evaluation, model risk management, observability, auditability, and responsible AI.

• Ensure AI solutions are instrumented for groundedness, quality, drift, and cost from the initial commit.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to both central and federated AI engineers.

• Lead the technical Community of Practice through shared libraries, office hours, code, and design reviews, as well as internal enablement.

• Collaborate with external accelerators and offer technical leadership across AI platform and application development.

• Stay updated on emerging AI technologies and recommend strategies that deliver business value.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related discipline.

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, platform engineering, or AI/ML development.

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience in designing and delivering Generative AI, AI-Native, or LLM-based solutions in production settings.

• Proven experience in building agentic AI systems in production, including orchestration, tool invocation, retrieval frameworks, reasoning workflows, and autonomous task execution.

• A history of defining technical standards or solution patterns that have been adopted by engineering teams beyond the candidate's immediate team.

• Experience leading design reviews or acting as a technical authority across multiple teams without relying on direct reporting relationships.

• Strong software engineering skills with proficiency in Python and modern cloud-native application development.

• Practical experience with AWS and contemporary AI services such as Amazon Bedrock.

• Experience in developing and integrating APIs, enterprise platforms, and distributed systems.

• Solid understanding of cloud architecture, security, governance, ADLC delivery, and operational excellence.

• Demonstrated capability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence architectural decisions across organizational boundaries.

• Preferred: Experience in Property & Casualty insurance or another highly regulated industry.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Bedrock AgentCore, MCP, vector databases, knowledge retrieval platforms, and AI evaluation frameworks.

• Preferred: Experience in establishing AI evaluation practices, including golden sets, groundedness and citation scoring, and regression testing of model-based systems.

• Preferred: Knowledge of AI observability, governance, model risk management, and responsible AI practices.

• Preferred: Experience with FinOps or cost engineering for large language model workloads.

• Preferred: Previous experience as a Principal Engineer, Distinguished Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent senior individual-contributor technical leadership role.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Generous 401K employer match.

• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching.

• Generous Paid Time Off.

• Health, dental, and vision benefits.

• Physical, mental, and financial wellness programs.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Industry-related certifications.

• Professional training.

• Matching donation program.

• Volunteer opportunities.

• Employee-driven corporate giving program.

• Dynamic, ambitious, fun, and exciting work environment.