Principal AI-Driven Modernization Engineer

Logoslabs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Meal and food allowance

Childcare assistance

Extended paternity leave

WellHub / Gympass benefits

Profit Sharing and Results Particip

Life insurance

Continuous learning platform (CI&T U)

Discount club

Well-being platform

Language learning platform

And many more!

Job summary

CI&T is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to lead complex system modernization initiatives. You will own modernization missions from scope to execution, collaborating with engineering teams and client stakeholders to understand legacy environments and define transition architectures.

Combining strategic architectural thinking with hands-on involvement, you will accelerate reverse engineering, documentation, testing, and modernization activities using AI-assisted development

Qualifications

• Experience leading modernization projects in architecture/leadership roles.
• Hands-on refactoring of legacy systems and DB logic.
• Ability to define transition architectures for complex environments.
• Experience using AI tools to generate technical documentation from code.
• Familiar with AI-driven development workflows (reverse engineering, SDD, automated tests).
• Strong ownership of mission from scope through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction of legacy modernization initiatives from assessment to implementation.
• Analyze applications, architectures, dependencies, databases, and business logic.
• Plan transition architectures and modernization strategies for legacy systems.
• Modernize database components and application logic where needed.
• Use AI tooling to generate high-quality technical documentation for decisions and execution.
• Apply AI-driven workflows for reverse engineering, SDD, and test generation.
• Translate mission into actionable plans and evolve them with new info.
• Take end-to-end ownership of technical delivery and guide the team.
• Support architecture decisions, technical analysis, and troubleshooting as needed.
• Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to clients and tech staff.
• Act as a trusted interface between client stakeholders and a fast-paced engineering team.

Skills

System modernization

Technical leadership

AI tooling

Reverse engineering

Spec-Driven Development

Software development workflows

Architecture planning

Client liaison

Analytical thinking

Tools

CAST Imaging

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Job description

CI&T is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to lead complex system modernization initiatives. You will own modernization missions from scope to execution, collaborating with engineering teams and client stakeholders to understand legacy environments and define transition architectures.

Combining strategic architectural thinking with hands-on involvement, you will accelerate reverse engineering, documentation, testing, and modernization activities using AI-assisted development