Principal AI-Native Product Engineer

Hunter Douglas, Inc.; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Employee product discounts

Job summary

Hunter Douglas, Inc. is seeking a Principal AI-Native Product Engineer to own the complete product lifecycle from discovery to deployment, impacting productivity, customer experience, and digital transformation across North America.

You will identify opportunities, design AI-enabled solutions, and deliver measurable business value within a fast-paced, autonomous environment. The role emphasizes building scalable cloud-based products, collaboration with stakeholders, and leadership in AI-native

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, solution architecture, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience building and deploying production-grade applications used by internal or external customers.
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, or equivalent platforms as part of daily development workflows.
• Experience designing APIs, system integrations, database models, and cloud-native solutions in Azure, AWS, or GCP environments.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-impact business challenges across commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, customer service, and corporate functions, and translate them into scalable digital solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy full-stack applications, workflow automation tools, APIs, integrations, and AI-enabled products.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders, end users, and leadership teams to understand workflows, gather requirements, and validate solutions.
• Leverage AI coding tools and modern agentic development workflows to accelerate product delivery while maintaining strong engineering standards.
• Architect secure, scalable, maintainable, and reliable cloud-based solutions using modern development frameworks and cloud technologies.
• Establish product success metrics, monitor adoption, measure business impact, and continuously iterate based on user feedback and operational performance.
• Create reusable components, development standards, templates, and best practices to improve the speed and quality of future product development initiatives.
• Mentor and influence engineers, analysts, and business technologists on AI-native development approaches, solution design, and engineering excellence.

Skills

AI development

Cloud computing

API design

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tooling

Job description

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

Principal AI-Native Product Engineer

Position Overview

Hunter Douglas is transforming how software, data, automation, and AI-driven products support our customers, dealers, manufacturing operations, commercial teams, and business functions. We are seeking an entrepreneurial and highly technical Principal AI-Native Product Engineer who can identify high-value business opportunities, rapidly develop innovative solutions, and deploy secure, scalable products that deliver measurable business outcomes.

In this role, you will own the complete product lifecycle from problem discovery and solution design to development, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement. Your work will directly contribute to productivity, operational efficiency, customer experience, and digital transformation objectives across North America while helping establish a new model for AI-powered product engineering within Hunter Douglas.

What You’ll Do

• Identify high-impact business challenges across commercial, manufacturing, supply chain, customer service, and corporate functions, and translate them into scalable digital solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy full-stack applications, workflow automation tools, APIs, integrations, and AI-enabled products.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders, end users, and leadership teams to understand workflows, gather requirements, and validate solutions.
• Leverage AI coding tools and modern agentic development workflows to accelerate product delivery while maintaining strong engineering standards.
• Architect secure, scalable, maintainable, and reliable cloud-based solutions using modern development frameworks and cloud technologies.
• Establish product success metrics, monitor adoption, measure business impact, and continuously iterate based on user feedback and operational performance.
• Create reusable components, development standards, templates, and best practices to improve the speed and quality of future product development initiatives.
• Mentor and influence engineers, analysts, and business technologists on AI-native development approaches, solution design, and engineering excellence.
• All other duties as assigned.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, solution architecture, or related disciplines.
• Proven experience building and deploying production-grade applications used by internal or external customers.
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, or equivalent platforms as part of daily development workflows.
• Experience designing APIs, system integrations, database models, and cloud-native solutions in Azure, AWS, or GCP environments.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, security, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, monitoring, and production support.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, define solutions, and deliver measurable business value.
• Excellent analytical, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to thrive in highly autonomous, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments while maintaining a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Advanced English Level

What's In It For You

• Annual base salary range
• Generous benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
• A company culture that prioritizes innovation, internal development, and professional growth.
• Paid time off and company-recognized holidays.
• Retirement savings programs and local market benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellness programs and employee product discounts.
• Opportunity to help shape Hunter Douglas' AI-native product engineering strategy and drive enterprise-wide business impact.

Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate's education, experience, skills, and potential.

Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.