Principal AI Engineer (AI Enablement Platform)
Core
Build and operate the foundational AI platform (APIs, orchestration, evaluation systems) to enable product teams to ship production-ready AI features across the company.
Role type
Principal AI Engineer (Platform Enablement)
Builds
Production-grade AI platform services, reusable APIs, SDKs, orchestration patterns, and evaluation harnesses for LLM-powered systems.
Domain
AI/LLM Platform Engineering, Backend Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend/platform engineering, Python, LLM application architecture (RAG, agent workflows, tool-calling), API design, system reliability, observability, cloud deployment (AWS/GCP/Azure), technical leadership, mentorship
Preferred skills
Internal developer platforms, LLM observability tooling (Langfuse, LangSmith), orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph), vector databases, AI-native engineering workflows
Technologies
Python, AWS, GCP, Azure, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, vector databases
Responsibilities
Write and ship production code for core AI platform services and orchestration components; Build evaluation harnesses and observability practices for LLM systems; Establish platform standards and patterns to drive AI adoption across product teams; Mentor engineers on production AI engineering practices and lead technical design reviews.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with significant influence
