Remote Principal Engineer: AI-Driven Architecture Leadership

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Remote; GBP 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Client visits onsite occasionally

Job summary

Manchester Digital is seeking a Principal Engineer to join a software consultancy at the forefront of AI-native software engineering. You’ll be the go-to technical expert on client projects, defining architecture and technical direction while lifting the capability of the team.

You’ll engage stakeholders up to CTO and CEO level, framing decisions in business terms and championing AI-driven context engineering. The role offers a remote-first setup with occasional client onsite.

Qualifications

• Strong background in large-scale distributed systems and cloud architectures.
• Experience with AI-enabled software engineering and vector databases.
• Proven ability to lead architectural directions and mentor others.
• Stakeholder management up to C-level with business awareness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the architectural lead on client projects and set technical direction.
• Mentor and raise the capability of engineers across the team.
• Engage stakeholders up to CTO/CEO and translate tech decisions to business terms.
• Champion AI-enabled engineering and proper context engineering practices.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud & IaC

Data pipelines & embeddings

AI-assisted engineering

Consulting & stakeholder management

Job description

Manchester Digital is seeking a Principal Engineer to join a software consultancy at the forefront of AI-native software engineering. You’ll be the go-to technical expert on client projects, defining architecture and technical direction while lifting the capability of the team.

You’ll engage stakeholders up to CTO and CEO level, framing decisions in business terms and championing AI-driven context engineering. The role offers a remote-first setup with occasional client onsite.