Principal AI Engineer: Architecture & Client Strategy (Remote)

Morson Edge; Greater Manchester; Remote; GBP 96,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Occasional on-site visits

Job summary

Morson Edge is hiring a Principal Engineer for a software consultancy at the forefront of AI-native software engineering. You will lead architecture and technical direction on client projects, mentor teams, and ensure AI fluency across engagements.

Stakeholders up to CTO/CEO will rely on you to frame decisions in business terms. The role emphasizes AI as a core capability, working with diverse tech (Java, Node, .NET, Python, AWS/Azure/GCP) and a remote-first culture with occasional time onsite

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI-native software projects.
• Strong architectural skills and ability to influence decisions.
• Commercial awareness to frame technical choices in business terms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the go-to technical expert on client projects.
• Define architecture and technical direction for engagements.
• Mentor engineers and raise the overall AI fluency.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud & IaC

Data pipelines

AI engineering

Stakeholder mgmt

Tech stack: Java/Node/.NET/Python

Tools

Claude Code

Agents

Eval frameworks

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Morson Edge is hiring a Principal Engineer for a software consultancy at the forefront of AI-native software engineering. You will lead architecture and technical direction on client projects, mentor teams, and ensure AI fluency across engagements.

Stakeholders up to CTO/CEO will rely on you to frame decisions in business terms. The role emphasizes AI as a core capability, working with diverse tech (Java, Node, .NET, Python, AWS/Azure/GCP) and a remote-first culture with occasional time onsite