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Principal AI-Native Engineer

US Corporate Headquarters - Reston💼 Full-time💰 $195,000–$195,000🗓 2026-08-12 → 2026-09-25

Core

Highest-level hands-on engineering leader for AI-enabled software delivery, designing scalable enterprise solutions and establishing AI-first engineering standards.

Role type

Principal AI-Native Engineer (Senior IC)

Builds

Scalable enterprise software solutions using AI-native development practices and modern Azure/GitHub ecosystems

Domain

Enterprise Software Engineering, Cloud, AI-Native Development

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Software architecture, system design, AI-native development methodologies, cloud-native architectures, automated testing strategies, engineering governance, technical standards, CI/CD pipelines, platform engineering, observability, security controls

Preferred skills

Product-oriented engineering experience, owning software products through multiple release cycles, highly scalable distributed systems, enterprise security and compliance, developer productivity platforms

Technologies

Azure, GitHub, CI/CD, automation frameworks, AI-assisted development tools

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and design of complex software solutions; Translate business requirements into scalable technical specifications; Drive engineering practices across development, testing, deployment, and operations; Define guardrails and quality controls for AI-generated code; Mentor engineers on AI-native development practices; Establish standards for deployment validation and production readiness

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with organization-wide influence

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