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Principal AI Engineer, Agentic Systems

Carlsbad, CA, usFull-time$198k–$264k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design, build, and scale AI-powered applications, agentic systems, and intelligent tooling to enhance operations, automate complex business processes, and augment decision-making.

Role type

Principal AI Engineer (Agentic Systems)

Builds

Autonomous and human-in-the-loop AI solutions, agent orchestration, RAG architectures, and production-ready AI services.

Domain

Retail / Ecommerce / AI Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, LLM platforms, agent orchestration, RAG, API integration, cloud-native development, AI evaluation frameworks, system design

Preferred skills

Vector databases, enterprise AI platforms (Azure AI Foundry, Google Gemini, Copilot Studio), MLOps, AI observability, retail industry experience

Technologies

Python, LLMs, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Vector DBs, APIs

Responsibilities

Define AI platform strategy and technical standards; build scalable agent orchestration and reasoning systems; integrate AI with enterprise data sources and business systems; establish governance and security guardrails; partner with leaders to identify high-value AI opportunities.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship