Principal Engineer (AI, Office of the CEO)
Core
Architect and build new internal AI systems from zero to production, embedding them into real workflows across a 1,000-person company to reinvent operations in the AI era.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (AI, Founding IC)
Builds
Internal AI systems, agents, and integrations that become the company's operational backbone
Domain
Enterprise operations, AI infrastructure, and workflow automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Architecting AI systems end-to-end, building trustworthy AI at scale (retrieval, permissions, security), hands-on modern AI stack (LLMs, agents, integrations), pragmatic build-vs-buy judgment, fast POC execution, executive communication
Preferred skills
Staff+ scope production experience, founding-engineer or forward-deployed experience, deep battle scars with AI reliability
Technologies
LLMs, retrieval systems, agents, integrations
Responsibilities
Design and ship production AI systems, own trust/security/reliability at scale, embed with teams to deploy AI into workflows, drive build-vs-buy evaluations, communicate technical strategy to executive leadership
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with founding ownership
