Principal AI Engineer
Core
Design, build, and implement enterprise-scale AI agents, LLM applications, and backend systems to solve critical business and IT challenges.
Role type
Principal AI Engineer (Technical Lead)
Builds
AI agents, backend systems, APIs, microservices, and data integrations for Vanguard's AI platform.
Domain
Financial services / Generative AI / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
LLM development, prompt engineering, guardrail design, RAG pipelines, fine-tuning, Java, Python, Shell scripting, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane), AWS, Microsoft Azure, enterprise automation (Ansible, Harness CD, GitHub Actions, Playwright)
Preferred skills
Thought leadership (white papers, conference presentations), leading complex projects with limited supervision, enterprise-scale AI deployment experience
Technologies
LLMs, Terraform, Crossplane, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Ansible, Harness CD, GitHub Actions, Playwright
Responsibilities
Develop and enhance AI agents and backend systems; Evaluate LLMs and emerging technologies; Design and optimize prompts for LLMs; Implement safeguards for secure, ethical AI responses; Build APIs, microservices, and data integrations; Provide vision and direction to leadership; Lead the development team to build scalable AI applications
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities