Principal AI Software Engineer

About the role

For our client, we are seeking a Principal AI Software Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Finance & Insurance space. This role will drive high-impact AI and platform initiatives that support business-critical capabilities across the organization. You will design and maintain agentic workflows for complex operational processes, while helping establish scalable patterns for production AI use cases. The position also requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve reliability, performance, and technical consistency across the platform. Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end AI and platform initiatives, ensuring business-facing capabilities and platform strength
• Design and maintain agentic workflows for critical processes such as loan servicing
• Establish new platform patterns and capabilities through production use cases
• Lead model selection and routing, assessing models on cost, latency, and quality
• Design interfaces for cross-team capabilities, including tool servers and agent handoffs
• Establish evaluation and reliability practices for ongoing performance measurement
• Proactively identify risks, make sound technical trade-offs, and mentor others

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development experience with production systems delivery
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Extensive AI/ML systems delivery experience, particularly with LLM applications
• Deep expertise in modern agent frameworks and SDKs such as Claude Agent SDK and LangGraph
• Experience with prompt engineering, model evaluation, and observability

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance with up to 83% subsidized payroll deductions
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions
• Paid maternity and parental leave along with other family leave programs
• Robust health and wellness program with cash rewards
• Career development opportunities and community engagement incentives

Pay

Compensation: $250,000 – $300,000 annually