Principal Software Engineer
Core
Lead architecture and technical direction for Manufacturing and Engineering AI tools, including chatbots, agents, and AI-enabled workflows.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Platform & AI Architecture)
Builds
Scalable AI platforms integrating with manufacturing data sources (SCADA, MES, ERP) and GenAI services.
Domain
Biotechnology / Industrial Manufacturing / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud-native platform architecture, Kubernetes, LLM serving, API gateway patterns, FinOps, manufacturing systems integration, event-driven architecture, MLOps, observability
Preferred skills
Agentic AI platforms, workflow orchestration, AI gateways, developer experience tooling, regulated manufacturing environments
Technologies
AWS, Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, Scala, Python, SQL, Apache Kafka, Debezium, MLflow, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, DSPy, Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI APIs, Kubernetes, microservices
Responsibilities
Define technical vision and reference architecture for AI platforms; translate business requirements into scalable platform capabilities; drive platform decisions on LLM serving and cost optimization; lead architecture for manufacturing integrations; own platform reliability and cost via SLIs/SLOs and FinOps; mentor engineers and lead delivery of platform services; establish standards for security, compliance, and model governance.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on technical leadership