Principal AI Engineer

Avenga; Turkey; Hybrid; TRY 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Well-being programs

Flexible and hybrid work models

Laptops and gear

Training and language classes

Social events

Great offices

Job summary

Avenga seeks a Principal AI Engineer to be the technical authority for AI-driven software delivery in manufacturing projects. You will shape engineering strategy and architectural standards, establishing AI governance and enabling enterprise-scale adoption of AI across the SDLC.

You will lead governance, security, quality, and traceability while guiding teams through AI-enabled requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations—empowering AI-native engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading AI-driven software delivery in complex environments.
• Strong background in large language model orchestration and RAG use cases.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD, DevSecOps and AI governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce AI engineering standards and governance.
• Drive enterprise-scale adoption of AI throughout SDLC.
• Guide teams in AI-native design, development, testing, deployment and operations.

Skills

LLM orchestration

RAG & knowledge systems

CI/CD & DevSecOps

AI governance frameworks

Microservices & event-driven

Kubernetes & cloud platforms

Tools

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

venga is an international engineering firm helping businesses operate with AI at the core. With 6,000+ experts worldwide, we combine engineering expertise with AI-native thinking to turn ambitious ideas into real-world impact across industries, technologies, and markets.

At the core of the role

We are actively seeking a Principal AI Engineer to strengthen our team. The Principal Engineer is the foremost technical authority for AI-driven software delivery practices in manufacturing project domain.

Core skills you’ll bring

• LLM orchestration
• RAG and knowledge systems
• CI/CD and DevSecOps
• AI governance frameworks
• Microservices and event-driven architectures
• Kubernetes and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

The impact you'll create

• The role defines engineering strategy, architecture standards, AI governance implementation, and enterprise-scale adoption of AI throughout the software development lifecycle.
• You will drive transformation towards AI-native engineering practices while ensuring security, quality, traceability, and compliance.
• Inspired by emerging AI-DLC practices, you will guide teams in leveraging AI across requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations

What supports your journey

Through our values, we strive to provide you with the tools, autonomy, trust, and assistance you need to excel. Enjoy benefits like private health insurance, well-being programs, flexible and hybrid work models, laptops and gear, training, language classes, social events, great offices, and more.

People are at the core of Avenga. We provide equal opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic. We are committed to a respectful environment where everyone can be themselves, share their ideas, and feel that they belong.