Principal Software Engineer

Siemens; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens is seeking a senior engineer to define and evolve the technical architecture for AI-native products blending cloud infrastructure, ML, and hardware interaction. You will provide hands-on leadership and mentorship to engineering teams while aligning technical direction with product and research priorities.

The role requires a track record in scalable distributed systems and expertise in Python/Go, with a strong bridge between ML research and production environments.

Qualifications

• Requires over 10 years of professional software development experience.
• Proven track record in designing scalable distributed systems.
• Proficiency in backend languages like Python or Go.
• Experience bridging ML research with production environments is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical architecture for AI-native products blending cloud, ML, and hardware.
• Provide hands-on leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Align technical direction with product and research priorities.

Skills

Distributed Systems

System Design

Technical Leadership

Machine Learning Production

Performance Optimization

Fault-Tolerance

Python

Go

TypeScript

AWS

Kubernetes

PyTorch

Terraform

Architecture Design

Mentoring

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

Python

Go

TypeScript

AWS

Kubernetes

PyTorch

Terraform

Job description

Define and evolve the technical architecture for AI-native products blending cloud infrastructure, machine learning, and hardware interaction. Provide hands‑on leadership and mentorship to engineering teams while aligning technical direction with product and research priorities.

Requirements

Requires over 10 years of professional software development experience with a proven track record in designing scalable distributed systems. Proficiency in backend languages like Python or Go and experience bridging ML research with production environments is highly desired.

Key Skills

Distributed Systems, System Design, Technical Leadership, Machine Learning Production, Performance Optimization, Fault‑Tolerance, Python, Go, TypeScript, AWS, Kubernetes, PyTorch, Terraform, Architecture Design, Mentoring, Cross‑functional Collaboration