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This role is ideal for a hands-on Principal Engineer who thrives at the intersection of AI, data engineering, cloud architecture, and product innovation. Successful candidates will possess the technical depth to architect and build complex solutions while also working closely with business stakeholders to translate emerging AI capabilities into practical applications.
Example Use Cases
Representative initiatives may include developing AI-powered capabilities that improve advisor effectiveness and client engagement, such as:
Automated meeting preparation and research
Intelligent call summarization and insight generation
Automated follow-up and workflow orchestration
Knowledge retrieval and recommendation systems
AI-assisted decision support and productivity tools
Workflow automation leveraging enterprise data sources and communication channels
The Skills You Bring
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years of software engineering experience, or a Master's degree with 6+ years of experience.
- Proven experience designing and delivering scalable, production-grade software solutions and distributed systems.
- Strong experience usingĀ LLMs and Generative AI technologies to solve real business challenges
- Strong full-stack engineering background with modern languages and frameworks such as Python, TypeScript, Node.js, APIs, React, and Next.js.
- Hands-on experience deploying and scaling applications within cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience with modern platform engineering and DevOps practices, including containers, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud-native architectures.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, security, and reliability principles for enterprise-scale applications.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, sound technical judgment, and a passion for building innovative solutions.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, data, product, and business teams while driving initiatives from concept to production.
Top 4 Areas of Expertise
1. AI & LLM Engineering (25%)
Experience leveragingĀ Large Language Models (LLMs) to solve business problems
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, prompt management, and GenAI solution design
Experience working with GenAI developer tools such as: GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude
Familiarity with AI strategy, implementation, and scaling AI-driven solutions
2. Backend & Full Stack Engineering (25%)
Strong backend engineering background (role is heavily backend-focused)
Hands on experience with programming languages such as Java, Node.js, Python
Familiarity with modern web application architectures
API design, development, and integration expertise
3. Data Platform Engineering (25%)
Strong data engineering experience
Experience with data pipelines, data stores, orchestration frameworks, and distributed systems
Understanding of machine learning workflows and AI-enabled applications
Experience deploying and scaling AI/ML solutions in production environments
4. Cloud Architecture, Scale & Security (25%)
Cloud-native development experience
Kubernetes and containerized application deployment
Experience with deployment patterns and scalable system design
Ultimately, I need a hands-on Principal Engineer who combines GenAI/LLM expertise, modern data engineering, and cloud architecture skills to identify business problems and deliver production AI solutions that improve advisor productivity, automate workflows, and create measurable business outcomes.
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