Principal AI Engineer - Frontline Orchestration (Hybrid)

Verizon; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer to embed with frontline business units. You will architect and deploy production-grade agentic systems, RAG engines, and microservices across Cloud and on-prem environments.

You’ll drive governance, observability, and scalable context management while mentoring teams and delivering enterprise-ready solutions. You will work in a hybrid setup, collaborating with senior leaders to translate complex requirements into resilient technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or 4+ years of work experience.
• 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with frontier LLMs and agentic frameworks to build scalable solutions.
• 6+ years shipping production software and deploying LLM apps and agentic workflows.
• Proficiency in Python and modern TypeScript/JavaScript for full-stack API integration.

Responsibilities

• Define full-stack architecture for embedded AI initiatives and multi-agent orchestration.
• Architect stateful agent workflows with governance rules and durable state machines.
• Design production RAG infrastructure with hybrid search and semantic caching.
• Deploy production agent services to Domino, Airflow, Kubernetes, and hyperscaler clouds.
• Create reusable SDKs, libraries, and documentation for Verizon patent disclosures.
• Collaborate with BU leadership to map processes and identify high-leverage AI interventions.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

LangGraph/Temporal

LLMs/agentic frameworks

Data orchestration

API design

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

6+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Domino Data Lab

Apache Airflow

pgvector/Milvus/Pinecone

Job description

Verizon is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer to embed with frontline business units. You will architect and deploy production-grade agentic systems, RAG engines, and microservices across Cloud and on-prem environments.

You’ll drive governance, observability, and scalable context management while mentoring teams and delivering enterprise-ready solutions. You will work in a hybrid setup, collaborating with senior leaders to translate complex requirements into resilient technical