Define TCGplayer's multi-year ML/AI technical strategy
Design the foundational AI/ML platform architecture
Drive adoption of AI-powered development tools and processes
Design and implement AI-driven operational improvements
Evaluate and prototype emerging AI technologies
Partner with engineering, product, and data teams 'translate business objectives into AI-powered capabilities
Establish AI/ML best practices
Serve as the technical authority on AI/ML across the organization
Drive make-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions for AI infrastructure and capabilities
Create technical platform specifications and architecture documents

10-12+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years specifically architecting and deploying ML/AI systems at scale
Demonstrated experience setting AI technical strategy and roadmaps in product-driven organizations
Deep understanding of the full ML lifecycle alongside practical experience with LLM deployment, fine-tuning, and prompt engineering
Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, from engineers to executives
Track record of evaluating emerging technologies and making pragmatic architectural decisions
Experience designing AI platforms that democratize both traditional ML and generative AI capabilities across engineering teams
Expertise in multiple AI domains (NLP, computer vision, recommendation systems)
Strong systems thinking with understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and production infrastructure

Principal Engineer – AI

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