Lead AI Engineer, Consulting Principal (AI Engineering)

TL;DR

Lead AI Engineer, Consulting Principal (AI Engineering): Building a self-sustaining ecosystem of AI talent, bridging traditional enterprise software with the frontier of AI with an accent on advanced AI integration and modern enterprise architecture. Focus on teaching developers to transition to AI Engineers, architecting complex prompt engineering pipelines, and leveraging Java Full-Stack with Spring Framework.

Location: Hybrid position requiring regular travel (up to 50%) and presence in client or hirify.global offices on the US East Coast or Central Time Zones.

Salary: $122,400 - $223,500 depending on experience and other qualifications.

Company

hirify.global is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.

What you will do

• Actively pair with developers to transition them from traditional software roles to high-performing AI Engineers.
• Establish "mentor-the-mentor" programs to ensure AI Engineering practices are disseminated across the entire organization.
• Architect complex, structured prompt engineering and context engineering pipelines.
• Drive the AI Product Development Lifecycle, utilizing spec-driven development and agent-as-code patterns.
• Oversee the curation and engineering of high-quality data sets for model grounding and fine-tuning.
• Deploy and manage advanced tools including Google Vertex AI, Langchain, CrewAI, MCP, and GitHub Copilot.

Requirements

• Technical Foundation: 8+ years in Java Full-Stack development with significant experience in Spring-based architectures.
• Methodology: Expert in Extreme Programming (XP); ability to adapt XP practices (like continuous integration of LLM prompts) to AI workflows.
• AI Specialization: Hands-on experience with A2A (Agent-to-Agent) communication, ADK (AI Development Kits), and context-aware system design.
• Leadership: Proven track record of leading digital engineering teams and a passion for teaching others.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Culture & Benefits

• The company offer Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) plan and contributions.
• Long-term/Short-term Disability.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.