Principal AI Engineer
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About the Position
We are seeking a Principal AI Engineer with expertise in LLMs, RAG, and cloud platforms to drive AI development in a leading technology organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of AI platforms, autonomous agents, and AI infrastructure.
- Own architecture for LLM integrations, RAG solutions, model operations, evaluation frameworks, and governance.
- Remain hands-on with system design and software development.
- Define AI engineering standards, best practices, and technical strategy.
- Partner with engineering, security, and platform teams to deliver safe and scalable AI solutions.
- Mentor engineers and raise technical capability across the wider organization.
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience in software engineering.
- Previous Staff or Principal Engineer experience delivering complex distributed systems.
- Proven experience building and deploying AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or applied machine learning.
- Strong background in cloud platforms (Azure and/or GCP), backend systems, and platform architecture.
- Experience influencing technical direction and mentoring senior engineers.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Nice to Have
- Multi-cloud and modern DevOps experience.
- AI governance, evaluation, or responsible AI practices.
- Experience within regulated or privacy-focused environments.
- Technical community leadership, advocacy, speaking, or educational experience.
- Founder, CTO, or highly autonomous leadership background.
What You'll Bring
- Staff/Principal-level software engineering experience.
- Proven track record building and deploying production AI systems.
- Expertise in LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and modern AI architectures.
- Strong background in distributed systems, backend platforms, and cloud environments.
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and leading through technical influence rather than direct management.
We Offer
- Opportunity to shape AI strategy and adoption at scale.
- High-impact role with visibility across the organization.
- Access to senior leadership and influence over enterprise-wide AI initiatives.
- Chance to work on cutting-edge AI technologies in a highly technical environment.
About the Company
A leading technology organization is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to drive the development of internal AI platforms, intelligent agents, and engineering tools that improve productivity across a large engineering function.
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
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