Principal AI Engineer

ActiveCampaign; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing solutions company in New York is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to spearhead the development of AI-driven marketing solutions for SMBs. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in machine learning, particularly in NLP and agentic systems. Responsibilities include designing AI platforms and collaborating with teams to integrate models. This position offers significant influence on product direction and a chance to democratize AI for a broader audience.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in building machine learning solutions.
• Expertise in architecting scalable data pipelines and ML platforms.
• Hands-on experience with RAG architectures and model fine-tuning.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the development of AI-driven marketing solutions.
• Design and implement agentic AI systems.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams.

Skills

Building machine learning solutions

Agentic systems

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Deep learning

Python ecosystem (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face)

SQL

Mentoring junior data scientists

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Machine Learning Data Science AI Engineer NLP Agentic Systems

As the Principal AI Engineer, you will spearhead the development of AI-driven marketing solutions for small and medium businesses. You'll design and implement agentic AI systems that optimize marketing campaigns, making advanced AI accessible to a broader audience. Your responsibilities include defining our AI data platform, developing agentic systems for marketing strategies, creating MLOps pipelines, and prototyping cutting-edge machine learning models. You will also advance our LLM capabilities, research emerging AI technologies, and conduct statistical analysis to improve campaign performance. Collaboration with product and engineering teams is crucial for integrating AI models and demonstrating clear ROI for clients.

We are looking for candidates with 12+ years of experience in building machine learning solutions, particularly in agentic systems, NLP, or deep learning. Expertise in architecting scalable data pipelines and ML platforms is essential, along with proficiency in the Python ecosystem (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face). Hands-on experience with RAG architectures, model fine-tuning, RLHF, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) is highly desired. Strong SQL skills, data warehousing experience, and the ability to translate technical concepts into business strategies are also important. Mentoring junior data scientists is a plus. A passion for democratizing AI for SMBs is a must.

This role offers the opportunity to join a high-impact team focused on empowering SMBs through AI. You will have a direct influence on product direction and be at the forefront of agentic AI development, making a significant impact on businesses worldwide.

How to Apply

Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.