Principal AI Engineer — Context Layer Architect (Remote)

Praxy; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Clari + Salesloft seeks a Principal Software Engineer, AI to lead the Context Layer data platform, enabling AI agents with high-quality, governed context. You will own the knowledge graph, retrieval systems, and access control, working across data engineering and feature teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

The role demands cross-team leadership, strong design and code review skills, and the ability to drive complex platform initiatives in a fast-moving enterprise environment. Remote-US.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with knowledge graphs or large-scale retrieval systems.
• Expertise in RAG architectures, vector databases, and embeddings.
• Strong RBAC design for multi-tenant data environments.
• Design of developer-facing APIs and SDKs.
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and auditability.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Java; cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the AI Context Layer for Clari + Salesloft.
• Lead architecture discussions and code reviews across teams.
• Define APIs/SDKs and ensure scalable, well-documented interfaces.
• Address governance, security, and audit requirements for data access.
• Partner with data engineering to support platform needs.

Skills

Data-layer engineering

Knowledge graphs

Large-scale retrieval systems

RAG architectures

Vector databases

Embedding-based retrieval

RBAC design

APIs and SDKs

Data governance

Python

Java

Communication skills

Tools

Python

Java

Job description

Clari + Salesloft seeks a Principal Software Engineer, AI to lead the Context Layer data platform, enabling AI agents with high-quality, governed context. You will own the knowledge graph, retrieval systems, and access control, working across data engineering and feature teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

The role demands cross-team leadership, strong design and code review skills, and the ability to drive complex platform initiatives in a fast-moving enterprise environment. Remote-US.