Principal Engineer - Supply Chain Planning
Core
Building a proprietary, AI-native supply chain planning platform from scratch to coordinate factory-direct manufacturing, forecasting, and logistics for a global DTC retail business.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Supply Chain Planning Platform)
Builds
Production-grade planning infrastructure, model pipelines, operator tooling, and AI-augmented workflows for supply chain optimization.
Domain
Retail / Supply Chain / AI & Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
0-to-1 platform ownership, production ML/AI platform engineering, model pipeline lifecycle management, feature engineering, experimentation frameworks, multi-vendor system architecture, distributed team leadership, AI integration strategy, observability design, stakeholder partnership
Preferred skills
Experience with LLMs and agentic workflows, vector stores, prompt versioning, natural-language interfaces
Technologies
LLMs, vector stores, AI coding assistants, agentic workflows
Responsibilities
Architect and build the full model pipeline lifecycle including feature engineering, forecasting tournaments, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring; Build integrations with vendor, order, and inventory platforms; Design AI-augmented capabilities like LLM-aided observability and natural-language operator interfaces; Build operator-facing dashboards, override workflows, and feedback loops; Partner with business stakeholders to translate operational problems into engineering specifications; Provide technical direction and recruit a small elite team.
Seniority
Principal, 0-to-1 builder & technical leader
