Principal AI Systems Engineer — C++ / Applied AI
Core
Design and build native C++ infrastructure, service integration layers, and evaluation systems to enable AI-powered features to operate safely and reliably within complex software products.
Role type
Principal AI Systems Engineer (C++ / Applied AI)
Builds
Native C++ infrastructure, service integration layers, evaluation frameworks, and reliability mechanisms for AI-enabled product capabilities.
Domain
Creative software / Product engineering / Applied AI systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
C++ (expert), systems architecture, cross-platform development, AI system integration, production reliability engineering, technical strategy, team leadership
Preferred skills
Frontier model APIs (GPT/Claude/Gemini), agentic workflows, observability/tracing, privacy-aware telemetry, legacy C++ modernization
Technologies
C++, JSON-RPC, gRPC, WebSockets, REST, TLS, async execution
Responsibilities
Design native C++ infrastructure connecting product codebases to AI services; build evaluation frameworks for AI workflows; define guardrails and safety checks for AI-driven actions; mentor senior engineers and set engineering direction; partner with product, data science, and security teams on AI quality and compliance.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership