Principal Software Engineer – AI & Enterprise Automation

QVC; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid volunteer hours

Company discounts

Health care from day 1

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

QVC Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive enterprise automation, AI-enabled engineering, and architectural decisions across our technology landscape. You will shape scalable, secure, and resilient solutions while guiding modernization across multiple teams.

Remote role with US-residency in PA, NJ, or DE; on-site at West Chester, PA as needed. You will mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and collaborate with cybersecurity, operations, and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure engineering, enterprise architecture, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale enterprise technology solutions.
• Strong expertise in enterprise architecture, system integration, distributed systems, and scalable solution design.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure as code.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and drive adoption across teams without direct managerial authority.
• Experience leading complex modernization or transformation initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale automation and AI solutions that improve efficiency, scalability, security, and reliability
• Define and maintain architecture standards, engineering best practices, and governance processes for automation and platform solutions
• Partner with business leaders, architects, and engineering teams to align technical solutions with business priorities and modernization goals
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend practical approaches that improve engineering delivery, system resiliency, and operational performance
• Guide software engineering excellence through architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical assessments across multiple teams
• Mentor engineers and technical leads by sharing expertise, improving technical decision-making, and raising engineering standards
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, support resilient system design, and lead complex troubleshooting for critical production issues
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure solutions are secure, compliant, and supportable
• Leverage AI tools and models to accelerate solution design, automation development, and delivery practices

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

DevOps practices

Technical leadership

Influence without authority

Modernization projects

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field

Job description

QVC Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive enterprise automation, AI-enabled engineering, and architectural decisions across our technology landscape. You will shape scalable, secure, and resilient solutions while guiding modernization across multiple teams.

Remote role with US-residency in PA, NJ, or DE; on-site at West Chester, PA as needed. You will mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and collaborate with cybersecurity, operations, and infrastructure teams.