Principal Platform Engineer: AI Enablement & Scale

Anaplan; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their Platform & AI Enablement team in Manchester. This role involves designing platform capabilities, integrating AI solutions, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of software engineering experience, expertise in Apache Kafka and Flink, and a strong background in AI integrations. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Expertise in platform, infrastructure, or data-centric product development.
• Deep understanding of event-driven architectures and streaming pipelines.
• Strong experience integrating AI/ML models into production systems.

Responsibilities

• Influence the design and implementation of platform capabilities.
• Guide teams in integrating AI/ML capabilities.
• Act as a mentor to engineers across teams.

Skills

Software engineering

AI/ML integration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

12+ years of software engineering experience

Tools

Apache Kafka

Apache Flink

Apache Pulsar

Java

Python

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Job description

A leading technology company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their Platform & AI Enablement team in Manchester. This role involves designing platform capabilities, integrating AI solutions, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of software engineering experience, expertise in Apache Kafka and Flink, and a strong background in AI integrations. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and technical excellence.