Principal AI Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal AI Software Engineer (AI): Architecting and deploying AI-driven systems blending traditional ML, computer vision, and agentic AI to transform the employee experience. Focus on building RAG pipelines, vector search, and autonomous services to deliver scalable, reliable AI features.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $206,874–$258,592 per year

Company

HR technology company focused on automating and securing the employee experience for employers.

What you will do

• Design and implement AI applications using LLMs, vision, audio, and structured ML models.
• Build intelligent systems utilizing vector search, semantic retrieval, and RAG pipelines.
• Architect context-aware services with autonomous behavior and real-time reasoning.
• Develop core infrastructure for inference pipelines, embeddings, and prompt management.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to design, train, and serve production-ready models.
• Lead performance tuning, observability, and failover design for critical AI services.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building enterprise applications and 3+ years in AI/ML.
• Strong Python skills with production-level API and async design experience.
• Hands-on expertise with LLM orchestration, embeddings, and prompt engineering.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Must be based in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) patterns.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first, results-driven work environment with flexibility and trust.
• Comprehensive benefits package, performance-based bonus, and equity opportunities.
• Flexible time off and paid holidays to support work-life balance.
• Access to leadership programs and professional development resources.
• Inclusive culture that values diversity of thought and collective achievement.