Source Job

$185,500–$265,000/yr
US

  • Design, evolve, and scale the Customer Success AI platform, including reusable services and reference architectures that support multiple AI products.
  • Build and maintain foundational AI infrastructure such as orchestration services, context engines, memory services, and workflow execution frameworks.
  • Optimize platform capabilities across model routing, latency, cost, reliability, observability, governance, and security for enterprise-grade performance.

AI/ML Distributed Systems LLM Orchestration RAG

20 jobs similar to Principal AI Engineer

Jobs ranked by similarity.

$180,000–$200,000/yr
US

  • Design and build the company's AI-first platform architecture.
  • Develop agent-based systems, orchestration layers, and inference pipelines.
  • Build scalable data ingestion, transformation, and feature engineering pipelines.

Our client is an early-stage healthcare AI company leveraging AI, data science, and clinical expertise to generate actionable insights from health data. The small team works alongside experienced founders and world-class advisors, building an AI-native platform from scratch.

US

  • Define and drive the technical architecture for AI, data, and platform initiatives supporting Anomali's product strategy.
  • Translate product strategy and customer outcomes into scalable architecture and implementation plans, balancing near-term delivery with long-term maintainability.
  • Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, and UX to ensure technical decisions align with the five-level maturity model.

Anomali delivers the first Intelligence-Native Agentic SOC Platform, unifying a security data lake, threat intelligence, and agentic AI into a single experience. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley and fosters a culture of innovation and security.

US

  • Shape and scale enterprise-wide AI capabilities as a strategic leader, bridging business teams, technology platforms, and AI initiatives.
  • Design scalable AI architectures and workflows across departments like Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, HR, and Operations.
  • Create AI enablement programs including workshops, playbooks, and training materials to increase organizational AI maturity.

This role is listed on behalf of a partner company that manages applications and next steps. They are a global organization focused on enterprise-wide artificial intelligence capabilities, with a collaborative culture that values innovation and learning.

Latin America

  • Design and own the playbook for AI productization, governance, and reusable internal tooling.
  • Champion AI-assisted development, TDD, and modern CI/CD practices across the organization.
  • Act as the primary technical authority bridging AI/ML architecture and executive strategy.

RYZ Labs is a startup studio that creates industry-defining companies by leveraging top talent and cutting-edge cloud technologies. Founded in 2021, we have a remote team across the US and Latam, with a culture of autonomy, ownership, and continuous improvement.

US

  • Define and execute AI architecture strategies and technical roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.
  • Design scalable AI platforms leveraging Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and automation.
  • Lead technical evaluations of emerging AI technologies and guide teams from proof-of-concept to production.

LTS is a technology solutions provider focused on AI and digital transformation for federal and enterprise clients. They foster a culture of innovation, growth, and collaboration.

India

  • Define and drive innovative technical vision for intelligent networking and agentic AI platforms.
  • Design and build high-performance, production-ready services for real-time data and AI processing.
  • Mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and uphold engineering excellence across the team.

We provide end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions trusted by over 50,000 customers globally. With double-digit growth and a culture of inclusion, we foster an innovative workplace where all employees thrive.

Global

  • Design and own the agent orchestration model, tool-use architecture, and human-in-the-loop protocol for a complex transaction workflow.
  • Ensure the system is secure, auditable, and extensible, with a sandbox data model and zero-retention policy.
  • Validate technical feasibility stage by stage and lead cross-functional teams through build phases.

Future Works is a US-focused, AI-native professional services firm that builds operational AI and data systems. They are a team of "Time Benders" on a mission to collapse timelines to operational transformation for high-footprint companies in energy, real estate, and data.

Global

  • Design end-to-end AI architectures for enterprise systems, including copilots, RAG, conversational AI, and multi-agent systems.
  • Build AI-ready data layers with vector stores, knowledge graphs, and RAG pipelines, integrating with ERP, CRM, and other systems via APIs.
  • Drive AI adoption across the software development lifecycle, providing technical leadership and mentoring to teams.

Altamira is a software development outsourcing company that provides solutions to drive client growth and productivity. The company has service delivery teams in Slovakia, Ukraine, and the Middle East and fosters a fully remote, freelance-friendly culture.

Global

  • Design and implement platform architecture decisions for AI CX tools.
  • Serve as the organization's problem solver, shipping code to unblock squads across the engineering org.
  • Train up engineers and set patterns through reference implementations, raising the team's overall level.

TTEC Digital is an innovation group inside TTEC (NASDAQ: TTEC), building the next generation of AI CX tools. They operate with a startup mentality backed by the scale and enterprise client base of a company obsessed with customer experience since 1982.

$180,000–$235,000/yr
US

  • Design and drive the architectural vision for the AI Intelligence Platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
  • Own complex initiatives end-to-end, from architecture through development, deployment, and iteration.
  • Build the foundation that unifies data and turns it into personalized insights to protect customers and their families.

Aura is on a mission to create a safer internet, offering a suite of intelligent digital safety products. Their team of over 400 people worldwide is guided by a leadership team experienced in growing startups into multi-billion dollar organizations.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Architect and build AI platforms, working across distributed teams to deliver GenAI products like Abacus Agents, MCP, and RAG systems.
  • Develop ML/AI pipelines for data preprocessing, model training, and evaluation, enabling rapid experimentation and self-healing systems.
  • Mentor software developers, participate in architectural discussions, and communicate technical direction to align teams and stakeholders.

Abacus Insights transforms healthcare data for health plans to improve outcomes, reduce waste, and enhance member and provider experiences. Backed by $100M from top investors, the company is a collaborative, curiosity-driven team of bold individuals embracing AI and automation to innovate in the healthcare industry.

Global

  • Define and evolve enterprise AI architecture patterns for LLM integration, RAG, agentic workflows, and prompt orchestration.
  • Design and build reusable AI components and shared platform services for observability, logging, and lifecycle management.
  • Architect engineering controls for responsible AI, access management, and governance compliance.

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians with products like Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT aircraft. The company has offices worldwide and a culture that emphasizes innovation and mission impact.

$225,000–$300,000/yr
Unlimited PTO

  • Own software architecture and delivery: design, deploy, and operate systems at scale.
  • Design and evolve AI systems including prompting, retrieval, evaluation infrastructure, and expert feedback loops.
  • Hire, manage, and grow the engineering team from 3 FTEs while staying on the frontier of AI and legal AI.

Inhouse is the #1 AI lawyer for small to midsize businesses, combining AI, their own law firm, and an expert feedback loop to deliver fast, compliant legal work. They grew revenue 1,500% last year and recently raised a $5M seed round from leading VCs.

  • Architect and deliver end-to-end AI/ML and Generative AI solutions from discovery through production deployment.
  • Design production-grade RAG systems, vector search, AI agents, and multi-agent workflows using Snowflake Cortex and related capabilities.
  • Lead client discovery workshops, solution design, and pre-sales activities while providing technical leadership across teams.

BlueCloud is a Snowflake Elite Partner that helps enterprises migrate from legacy systems to unified, AI-ready Snowflake platforms, delivering data and AI solutions 40–50% faster. With 450+ Snowflake consultants and 200+ enterprise transformations, the company combines advisory-led thinking with AI-powered accelerators in a culture of rapid execution.

Global Unlimited PTO

  • Design and build scalable backend systems powering AI Agents in real-time enterprise environments.
  • Develop agent orchestration frameworks including multi-step reasoning, tool usage, and decisioning workflows.
  • Architect low-latency inference pipelines integrating LLMs, SLMs, and external tools at scale.

Level AI is an AI-native platform that transforms enterprise contact centers into engines of customer intelligence and business growth. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, as a Series C company backed by Battery Ventures and ENIAC, their team builds agentic AI at scale.

Global

  • Design and build the AI execution platform with event-triggered workflows and model-agnostic runtimes.
  • Develop evaluation layers with golden test suites and safety checks to ensure AI reliability.
  • Implement governance mechanisms and build AI agents supporting business workflows.

Jobgether is a platform that connects talent with opportunities using AI-powered matching. The company has a globally distributed team and a remote-first culture.

$130,900–$198,000/yr
US

  • Build and evolve core AI platform capabilities enabling teams to scale GenAI applications.
  • Design and implement distributed systems supporting multi-step AI workflows and integrations.
  • Collaborate across engineering, data science, and product to turn emerging AI use cases into production-ready platform capabilities.

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, providing IoT solutions to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability for industries like agriculture, construction, and transportation. As a recently public company, it fosters a culture of ownership and high-impact building with a focus on long-term growth.

Global

  • Design, build, and architect AI capabilities on the Jitterbit platform using LLM, RAG, Azure AI, and other cutting-edge technologies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features, ensuring reliability and scalability.
  • Mentor fellow engineers and stay current with emerging trends in AI and cloud computing to drive innovation.

Jitterbit is a leading data, application, and process workflow automation solution rooted in iPaaS, integrating critical business processes to accelerate digital journeys. The company is a growing leader with a distributed, remote-friendly culture that emphasizes performance, innovation, and collegiality.

Europe

  • Architect, scale, and own the end-to-end AI enablement strategy, building foundational platforms and tooling for safe, rapid AI deployment across product and engineering teams.
  • Design and maintain core AI orchestration layers, centralized API gateways, and reusable frameworks such as advanced RAG and agentic architectures for company-wide consumption.
  • Establish LLMOps governance, including guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and monitoring for model performance, bias, data privacy, and security across all AI implementations.

Actian is a data management company focused on innovation in data intelligence platforms. They are a fast-growing company with a diverse and passionate team, offering a collaborative and dynamic work environment.

Colombia 1w PTO

  • Define and evolve the technical architecture for Caseware’s AI platform, establishing scalable and secure AI capabilities.
  • Design, build, and operate AI systems powered by LLMs, retrieval pipelines, and agentic workflows.
  • Implement evaluation, governance, and traceability frameworks to ensure AI systems are compliant and continuously improving.

Caseware is a Canadian Fintech company that provides audit and accounting software to over 500,000 users across 130 countries. The company is in a major growth phase with a focus on innovation and collaboration, fostering a culture of independence and trust.