Principal AI Platform Engineer - Copilot & Agentic

Western Alliance Bancorporation

Phoenix (AZ)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a Principal Engineer I - AI Engineering to lead enterprise GitHub Copilot efforts and agentic software engineering. You will shape architecture, governance, and patterns to accelerate secure, reliable software delivery across the organization.

You will collaborate with Development, Architecture, DevOps, Security, and Governance teams to refine requirements, mentor engineers, and drive enterprise adoption of Copilot and AI-enabled development practices.

Qualifications

8+ years of progressive software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or related IT experience.
5+ years designing, engineering, administering, or supporting enterprise development platforms.
Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices, SDLC, CI/CD, developer tooling, and platform engineering.
Hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted software engineering in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

Serve as enterprise technical owner and SME for GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted software engineering.
Define architecture, configuration models, and operating models for enterprise Copilot and agentic capabilities.
Engineer and evolve Copilot capabilities, including policies, agents, skills, rules, and plugins.
Establish governance, security controls, and lifecycle management for enterprise AI tooling.
Mentor engineers and communicate complex technical concepts to leadership.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive enterprise adoption and measurable value.