Principal AI Software Engineering Lead
Core
Drive adoption of AI-powered software engineering platforms and agentic development capabilities across enterprise engineering teams to accelerate software delivery and improve developer productivity.
Role type
Principal AI Software Engineering Lead (Strategy & Technical Leadership)
Builds
AI-assisted development workflows, agentic development practices, and engineering productivity frameworks
Domain
Enterprise Software Engineering, AI/ML, Cloud-Native Platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
AI-assisted software engineering, Backend/Platform engineering, Technical leadership, Software architecture, Prompt engineering, Engineering metrics analysis
Preferred skills
Spec-driven development, Robotics/Physical AI exposure, Cloud platform expertise, DevOps/DEP experience
Technologies
Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Java/Spring Boot, Python, AWS, Azure
Responsibilities
Evaluate and benchmark AI software engineering platforms; Define and implement AI-assisted engineering best practices and governance; Partner with teams to execute high-value AI pilot initiatives; Design and promote agentic development workflows; Measure and analyze developer productivity and SDLC efficiency; Create reference architectures for AI-native development; Mentor engineering teams on AI-powered tools; Drive continuous improvement for delivery velocity and code quality.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership