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Principal Applied AI Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and deliver production-ready AI solutions leveraging LLMs, NLU, speech, and real-time reasoning to improve agent productivity and customer satisfaction.

Role type

Principal Applied AI Engineer (IC with leadership)

Builds

Scalable AI platforms and intelligent agent capabilities for enterprise SaaS

Domain

Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

LLM integration, MLOps/LLMOps, cloud architecture, system design, code quality, observability, secure deployment, team mentorship, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Azure AI, RAG pipelines, real-time reasoning, regulated environment experience, customer service/CRM domain knowledge

Technologies

Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenAI, HuggingFace, C#, Python, Java, C++, JavaScript

Responsibilities

Lead complex technical initiatives for AI model integration and platform scalability; Establish engineering standards for code quality, testing, and secure deployment; Mentor engineers and foster a culture of innovation; Evaluate and champion emerging AI frameworks and tools; Act as a technical advisor for cross-team architectural planning

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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