Principal AI Engineer

Job Description

We're seeking a Principal AI Engineer to lead end-to-end development of scalable AI/ML data products. This is a high-impact, hands-on role responsible for driving technical direction, building production-grade systems, and delivering intelligence across core products.

Role & Responsibilities

* Lead AI/ML initiatives from problem definition through production deployment.
* Architect and implement training, serving, monitoring, and retraining pipelines.
* Build and scale data products including recommendations, forecasting, fraud detection, NLP, and personalization.
* Drive MLOps practices, infrastructure, and experimentation tooling.
* Partner with engineering and product to embed intelligence into customer-facing features.
* Stay current on AI/ML advancements to influence roadmap and strategy.
* Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams.

Skills & Qualifications

* 10+ years in AI/ML, ideally in high-growth or startup environments.
* Proven experience delivering multiple ML products end-to-end.
* Expertise across data engineering, modeling, and MLOps.
* Strong programming skills in Python, Spark, TensorFlow/PyTorch, MLflow, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes.
* Advanced technical degree (MS/PhD) or equivalent experience.
* Strong communication and leadership skills

Benefits

* Competitive compensation
* Opportunity to define long-term AI/ML strategy and architecture.
* High visibility with executive leadership.
* Fast-paced, innovative environment with significant ownership.