Principal Engineer - Agentic Engineering
Core
Lead the transformation of the software development lifecycle by orchestrating GitHub Copilot as an autonomous agent for code generation, testing, incident response, and documentation within a secure, observable framework.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Agentic Engineering / SDLC Transformation)
Builds
An internal platform where GitHub Copilot acts as a first-class autonomous agent integrated with third-party services (ServiceNow, Atlassian, DataDog, GCP).
Domain
Software Engineering, Cloud Native, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
GitHub Copilot expert usage, Model Context Protocol (MCP) design, cloud-native microservices architecture, Java/SpringBoot/TypeScript development, Kubernetes/GKE, Terraform/Helm, CI/CD pipelines, RAG system design, tool-use/function-calling for LLMs, RBAC implementation, observability stack design.
Preferred skills
Python/Go/Node.js proficiency, Event-Driven Architecture, GitHub Ecosystem mastery (Actions, Apps, APIs), API integration with disparate SaaS systems, Systems Thinking for SDLC optimization.
Technologies
GitHub Copilot, ServiceNow, Atlassian, DataDog, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, GKE, Terraform, Helm, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Java, SpringBoot, TypeScript, Python, Go, Node.js
Responsibilities
Define strategic roadmap for Copilot platform; Architect system for Copilot invocation and action execution; Design MCP toolset for third-party integration; Engineer scalable context and custom instructions repository; Design and refine prompts for agent accuracy; Implement security safeguards and human-in-the-loop frameworks; Define and monitor KPIs for agentic system effectiveness; Mentor engineering teams; Lead troubleshooting for production issues.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership