Principal AI – Software Engineering

Role Overview

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance full-stack AI driven applications using modern technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements, create technical specifications, and deliver high-quality AI agent focused software solutions on time.
• Engage in hands-on development of critical software architecture components using various programming languages and methodologies.
• Lead architecture and design discussions to align solutions with the company’s technology roadmap and strategic goals.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues to ensure optimal system performance and stability.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and tools to enhance software quality, development processes, and team productivity.
• Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback and promoting a culture of continuous learning.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices
• Contribute to defining and evolving software development standards, processes, and best practices.
• Collaborate on software requirements/user stories, provide estimates, and create design specifications.
• Work with engineers and architects to assess and test hardware/software interactions.
• Create and execute automated test plans and strategies based on business requirements.
• Drive and execute on various testing types: unit, integration, interface, end-to-end, dynamic application security, and user acceptance testing.
• Automate testing of AI based conversations and LLM Evals.
• Support applications by resolving configuration and environmental issues.
• Assist in the software deployment process.
• Provide senior-level technical expertise and act as a subject matter expert on ATT technologies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in full stack software development, including front-end, back-end, and database technologies
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field preferred
• Proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks such as Python, JavaScript, Java, Next JS, Node.js, React js
• Strong working experience with GenAI, LLM Models, MCP, Vector DB, RAG, Vertex AI, Agentic AI frameworks like NGA, ADK or LangChain/LangGraph, creating AI agents.
• Strong experience with Cloud platforms like GCP, Azure or AWS and cloud technologies like OpenStack, Terraform, Ansible or Chef
• Experience working with LLM observability, analytics, evaluations, testing and annotation using tools like LangSmith, LangFuse, Streamlit, Arize or similar tools.
• Strong experience working with AI/ML development
• Strong experience working with Databases like Cassandra, MongoDB or similar.
• Strong understanding and working experience of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, Caching and related technologies
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in version control systems like Git, and experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Maven, Nexus, JFrog or Sonar
• Strong experience in Unit and Function testing using Junit, Mockito/JMock, Selenium, Robot, Cucumber, SoapUI or Postman
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in mentoring and providing technical leadership to other engineers.

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• AWS
• Azure
• Cassandra
• Chef
• Cloud
• Docker
• Google Cloud Platform
• Java
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• JUnit
• Kubernetes
• Maven
• Microservices
• Mockito
• MongoDB
• Node.js
• OpenStack
• Python
• React
• Selenium
• Terraform

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.