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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