Principal AI Engineer, Frontline Deployment & Orchestration

Verizon; Florida; Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision care

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D insurance

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

401(k) matching

Holidays

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer to embed with business units, designing production-grade agentic systems and RAG engines. You’ll guide full-stack architectures, orchestration, and context management for enterprise use, while mentoring teams and drafting technical docs.

The role is hybrid, with responsibilities across on-site and remote work, and requires 6+ years of production software and a strong background in Python, TypeScript, and cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or 4+ years of work experience.
• 6+ years delivering production software; experience with LLMs and agentic frameworks.
• Proficient in Python and modern TypeScript/JavaScript; strong API and backend orchestration.
• Experience deploying containerized services in AWS/GCP/Azure and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Define full-stack architecture for embedded AI initiatives and enterprise back-end integrations.
• Engineer agent orchestration, state machines, and governance with tools like LangGraph/Temporal.
• Design production RAG pipelines, hybrid search, and context management for enterprise scale.
• Deploy workflows to Domino, Airflow, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.
• Lead with senior stakeholders, present architectural designs and defend tradeoffs.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

LangGraph/Temporal

LLM tooling

API design

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng or 4+ years of experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Airflow

Domino Data Lab

LangGraph

Temporal

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Vector DBs (Milvus, Pinecone)

Job description

Verizon is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer to embed with business units, designing production-grade agentic systems and RAG engines. You’ll guide full-stack architectures, orchestration, and context management for enterprise use, while mentoring teams and drafting technical docs.

The role is hybrid, with responsibilities across on-site and remote work, and requires 6+ years of production software and a strong background in Python, TypeScript, and cloud deployments.