Principal AI Systems Architect — Production AI Leader

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Principal AI Software Engineer in Round Rock, TX, onsite.

This 12+ months contract role focuses on design, development, and deployment of AI-powered capabilities across the SDLC. Responsibilities include context engineering, guardrails for AI-generated code, security scanning, and collaboration with engineering, security, product, and leadership stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying AI-based solutions in production with measurable impact.
• Strong architecture knowledge, API design, and scalable data models.
• Ability to own requirements, design, implement, deploy and engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy AI-powered capabilities across the SDLC.
• Guardrails and verification for AI-generated code and agent outputs.
• Integrate solutions with enterprise systems via APIs, webhooks, and MCP.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, product, and leadership to define requirements.
• Apply secure-by-design practices and ensure compliance in enterprise contexts.

Skills

AI Software Development

Context Engineering

Agentic System Design

Secure Development

Cloud & API Integration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

REST/GraphQL APIs

CI/CD Pipelines

MCP Protocol

DevSecOps

Job description

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Principal AI Software Engineer in Round Rock, TX, onsite.

This 12+ months contract role focuses on design, development, and deployment of AI-powered capabilities across the SDLC. Responsibilities include context engineering, guardrails for AI-generated code, security scanning, and collaboration with engineering, security, product, and leadership stakeholders.