Job description

At <our consulting company>, we solve the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action when it really matters; creating value that has a lasting impact on companies, their people, and the communities they serve. We hold ourselves accountable by providing space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone.

<Our consulting company> has embraced a hybrid work model to provide flexibility and support work-life integration. Travel is part of this position, but frequency may vary based on client, team, and individual circumstances. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

About the Role

The Principal AI Engineer sits at the intersection of software engineering, data science, platform architecture, and AI governance. You will be the technical owner of how AI/ML engineering is designed, built, governed, and shipped across a portfolio of products serving all of <our consulting company> domains.

This is a hands-on engineering and technical leadership position. You will move fluidly between writing production code, architecting multi-tenant AI services, building internal developer tooling, leading security and governance design, and mentoring engineering teams. Your success is measured by team-level outcomes — scalable patterns that outlast your direct involvement.

What You'll Do

AI Productization & Platform Engineering

• Design and own the firm's AI productization & governance playbook, covering service patterns, security/compliance standards, model evaluation rubrics, and production-readiness criteria.
• Build and maintain reusable internal tooling, including AI service scaffolding, evaluation and monitoring tooling, and data infrastructure — designed for team adoption without ongoing hand-holding.
• Establish AI agent governance policiescovering agent permissions, code execution controls, access to internal systems, and human-in-the-loop enforcement.
• Partner with Security, Legal, and Complianceto define SOC2/ISO-aligned AI controls, vendor DPA requirements, and prompt data classification policies.
• Establish standardized deployment patternsusing containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD pipeline templates reusable across teams.

Developer Experience & Engineering Excellence

• Champion AI-assisted development practices across the engineering org, including LLM-integrated development workflows, test-driven development patterns, and reusable tooling standards that scale across teams.
• Codify modern software development standards(CI/CD, DevOps, testing, delivery quality) referenced by multiple teams as a baseline for new or re-platformed products.
• Mentor engineers and tech leadswith observable improvement in delivery consistency, design quality, and production readiness rigor.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Influence

• Serve as the go-to technical authorityon AI/ML, platform architecture, and engineering practices — regularly consulted by senior stakeholders at the design and strategy stages.
• Bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex architectural decisions, AI risk topics, and platform tradeoffs into clear, actionable guidance.

What You'll Need

Required

• 15+ years in software engineering, data science, or a closely related technical field.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in