Principal AI Engineering Architect

About Us

SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.

What Are We Looking For?

We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical roadmap for AI engineering, focusing on bringing the most recent advances in machine learning technology to help our customers efficiently discover and defeat threats.
• Represent AI Engineering as a key contributor to the Architecture Board defining the overall architecture strategy for the SentinelOne Platform and Services.
• Understand and define strategies to support cross domain requirements to use AI Platform and Services across SentinelOne.
• Serve as a lead individual contributor who also mentors across distributed teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous innovation.
• Design and build net-new AI capabilities to be used across SentinelOne's industry-leading cybersecurity platform.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across multiple engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and innovation in AI-powered cybersecurity products.
• Oversee the establishment of best practices for MLOps, security, and performance monitoring to ensure the reliability and efficacy of our AI defense mechanisms.

Skills and Knowledge

• 15 or more years of progressive experience in software or machine learning engineering.
• Proven track record of delivering multiple high-scale, production-ready AI or data products from concept through deployment and maintenance.
• Deep expertise in building highly available, low-latency machine learning systems, including experience with machine learning workflows and processes.
• Experience in endpoint security, OS concepts, or a related field with comparable large-scale event processing and real-time processing challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, develop, and retain top-tier AI engineering talent.
• Expert-level knowledge of Python and modern frameworks (e.g., Pydantic), cloud-native MLOps platforms (e.g., Kubeflow), and large-scale data processing technologies, including hands-on familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and operating in cloud environments, especially AWS and Google Cloud.

Why SentinelOne?

• AI is redefining how the world operates and rewriting the rules of security in real time, and SentinelOne was built for this moment.
• We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:
• Equity & Rewards Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Time Off & Wellbeing
• Paid company holidays and paid sick time
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Grandparent leave
• Insurance & Financial Security
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Life and disability insurance
• Health and dependent care FSA
• Voluntary benefits (hospital, accident, critical illness)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• ARAG pre-paid legal
• Nationwide pet insurance
• Cancer Care program
• Global business travel medical insurance
• Work Perks & Flexibility
• Home office allowance
• Mobile phone reimbursement
• Wellness & Lifestyle
• Wellness coach
• Wellness/gym reimbursement
• Fertility coverage
• Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement

Pay

The base salary range for this U.S. role varies based on the location of the candidate. For some locations, a different pay range may apply. If so, this range will be provided to you during the recruiting process. The base salary range is $224,000—$308,000 USD.

Benefits

• Equity & Rewards Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Time Off & Wellbeing
• Paid company holidays and paid sick time
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Grandparent leave
• Insurance & Financial Security
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Life and disability insurance
• Health and dependent care FSA
• Voluntary benefits (hospital, accident, critical illness)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• ARAG pre-paid legal
• Nationwide pet insurance
• Cancer Care program
• Global business travel medical insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer

At SentinelOne, we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.