Principal Software Engineer, AI Platform Lead

Cengage Group

Fargo (ND)

On-site

USD 117,000 - 187,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Cengage, a global education technology company, seeks a strategic technology leader to drive platform delivery, AI-enabled initiatives, and scalable enterprise software. You will guide remote engineering teams, partner with product, and emphasize customer outcomes in an agile, data-driven environment.

The role focuses on building content workflows, AI platforms, and modern cloud-native architectures to serve millions of learners worldwide. Strong leadership and collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS or related field.
5 years of technology leadership across distributed teams.
Experience with generative AI concepts and tools.
Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and IaC tooling.
Strong communication and collaboration across product and design teams.

Responsibilities

Lead critical systems for delivering education technology platforms.
Build and lead remote software engineering teams using agile principles.
Architect scalable enterprise software and drive customer-focused outcomes.
Oversee content workflows, AI platforms, and integration with product partnerships.
Foster high-performing, transparent, agile teams and continuous improvement.

Skills

Tech leadership

GenAI

Agile methods

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

The role focuses on building content workflows, AI platforms, and modern cloud-native architectures to serve millions of learners worldwide. Strong leadership and collaboration skills are essential.

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