Principal AI Engineer
Job Description
As the Principal AI Engineer, this role is a senior technical leader responsible for driving the design and delivery of the AI platform that underpins the organization's multi-year AI Workforce Transformation. The position owns the end-to-end AI architecture, including the AI Orchestration Layer and a unified LLM Gateway, ensuring seamless integration of AI across key workflows. The role requires deep expertise in modern AI/ML platforms and enterprise architecture, operating at a senior level as an individual contributor. The primary focus is to elevate operational productivity through data-centric AI enablement, leveraging unique datasets to build proprietary AI solutions that augment human capabilities. Additionally, the role involves championing compliance, security, and responsible AI, upholding strict governance and human-first design principles in line with the 'AI in the Loop / Human in the Loop' philosophy. This ensures AI technologies are implemented safely, ethically, and effectively to drive a human-led, AI-augmented organization.
Requirements
Education & Experience - A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field (a Master’s degree in AI/ML or Data Science is an added advantage), with 8+ years in software engineering or architecture – including at least 3–5 years designing AI, data or cloud architectures at scale and leading the technical design of complex AI/ML platforms or data-driven products.
Posted
July 30th, 2026
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