Distinguished AI Engineer

About the role

The Distinguished AI Engineer will lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade artificial intelligence (AI) systems and platforms that enable enterprise-wide innovation and modernization. This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable, resilient AI solutions leveraging technologies such as agentic systems, large language models (LLMs), distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Define enterprise-wide technical direction, including architecture patterns, integration standards, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation, service decomposition, and continuous optimization.
• Design and implement AI-enabled software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices to improve engineering velocity and quality.
• Establish technical standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for AI systems, including monitoring, evaluation, and responsible AI.
• Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to enable adoption of AI-assisted development and drive continuous improvement in system performance and productivity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions through deep expertise and hands-on engineering.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and a minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering, deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architecture, or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: Experience delivering production-grade AI/ML systems at scale, building agentic systems or complex LLM-based applications, modernizing large, complex legacy systems, and delivering high-quality systems; strong programming expertise in Python, Java, or similar technology; deep experience with APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures, cloud platforms, and CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 15+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: Experience delivering production-grade AI/ML systems at scale, building agentic systems or complex LLM-based applications, modernizing large, complex legacy systems, and delivering high-quality systems; strong programming expertise in Python, Java, or similar technology; deep experience with APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures, cloud platforms, and CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution.
• Location: Walnut Creek, CA
• Salary Range: $277,728 to $416,592

Pay

The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

Schedule

Requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance.