Principal AI Engineer, AI Platform Leader, Remote

The Wrap; United States; Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

PTO + holidays

Remote work

Job summary

Mitratech is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to drive AI and Platform initiatives. You will set technical direction across multiple services, define AI platform patterns, and stay hands-on writing production Python code for the AI stack.

The role emphasizes mentoring teams, advancing reliability and CI/CD, and delivering high‑value functionality. Remote work is supported across the US with a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Hands-on principal-level technical leader with Python AI stack experience.
• Strong cloud-native/API production systems background.
• Experience with GenAI/LLMs and guardrails for managed models.
• Experience mentoring engineers and setting architectural direction.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction across services and teams.
• Define AI platform patterns, agent orchestration and governance.
• Own reliability, testing, CI/CD, and operational standards.
• Provide technical leadership and influence roadmaps.
• Stay hands-on—design and build production Python systems in AI stack.
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across teams.

Skills

Python backend

Cloud engineering

GenAI/LLM apps

Agent tooling

Data persistence

Security & IAM

Testing & QA

Dev tooling & CI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

MCP

Job description

Mitratech is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to drive AI and Platform initiatives. You will set technical direction across multiple services, define AI platform patterns, and stay hands-on writing production Python code for the AI stack.

The role emphasizes mentoring teams, advancing reliability and CI/CD, and delivering high‑value functionality. Remote work is supported across the US with a competitive package.