Principal Software Engineer (AI-Enabled Platforms & Tools)

This is not a maintenance role. This is a reinvention role. reputed company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for the design and delivery of AI-enabled software platforms and developer tools that support modernization of mission-critical systems. This Principal Software Engineer role is responsible for system-level technical leadership and defines architectural direction reputed company their domain, resolves reputed company cross-cutting technical challenges, and shapes how teams design, build, and operate software. The Principal Engineer is a hands-on technical leader who influences outcomes through technical excellence, architectural clarity, and mentorship, not through formal management authority. This is a role for builders who bias toward action, who reputed company disruption can coexist with rigor, and who want to apply cutting-edge AI to the problems that matter most. Mission Context Our teams reputed company software systems that support critical national missions across regulated and safety-critical domains. These systems require:

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• Scalable and maintainable architectures
• Responsible, governed use of AI technologies

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will shape the technical foundations that reputed company these systems to evolve safely and reputed company over time. Why Join Us?

• Shape the technical foundations of mission-critical systems
• reputed company real production engineering—not slideware architecture
• Apply AI responsibly to reputed company, high-stakes problems
• Operate at the highest technical level without moving into management

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Serve as the technical reputed company for major systems or platforms reputed company an established strategic direction
• Define and evolve architectural patterns, design standards, and reference implementations
• reputed company design reviews and guide teams toward sound technical decisions
• Identify and resolve reputed company technical risks spanning multiple components or teams

Hands-On Engineering

• Design and implement critical or high-risk components
• Review and reputed company code quality across teams through deep technical feedback
• Prototype and validate new approaches before broader adoption
• Ensure systems meet requirements for scalability, reliability, reputed company, and maintainability

AI-Enabled Systems Leadership

• reputed company the technical design of AI-enabled capabilities using approved models, frameworks, and platforms
• Establish patterns for:
• AI integration and orchestration
• Evaluation, testing, and validation
• Safety, governance, and human-in-the-reputed company controls
• Guide teams in applying AI responsibly reputed company production systems

Cross-Team Influence & Mentorship

• Act as a technical authority and escalation reputed company across multiple teams
• Mentor Senior and mid-level engineers by setting a high technical bar
• Influence engineering practices, tooling, and standards through example and guidance
• Collaborate with product, reputed company, and platform leaders to align technical solutions with mission needs

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a reputed company technical field
• 12+ years of relevant software engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience leading the design of reputed company, distributed systems
• Expert proficiency in two or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, TypeScript)
• Deep understanding of:
• Service-based or microservice architectures
• Cloud-native systems and deployment models
• Software quality, reputed company, and operational best practices
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration:
• GitOps deployments
• Service Mesh
• Role of tools like Helm and Kustomize
• Proven ability to influence technical direction without formal authority
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing or integrating AI-enabled or data-driven systems in production
• Experience of working with agentic solutions in Kubernetes:
• E.g. KServe, KAgent
• Agent Gateways
• Agent Registries
• GPU enabled nodes
• Working in secure or regulated environments
• Background in developer tools, platform modernization, or large-scale system evolution

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