Principal AI Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Apr 17, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Senior Principal AI Engineer to design, build, and scale AI-driven systems across product platforms.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and operate AI-powered applications, integrating AI capabilities into Java-based backend systems
  • Build and operate cloud-native AI systems on AWS, optimizing for scalability, latency, and cost efficiency
  • Lead complex technical initiatives and mentor senior engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams
Required Qualifications
  • 8-10 years of hands-on software engineering experience building large-scale, production systems
  • Strong experience with Java in backend and distributed systems
  • Mandatory experience with AWS, including designing and operating cloud-native workloads
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases in production environments
  • 3+ years of experience building AI-powered applications, including ML or LLM-based systems

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