Principal Software Engineer - Data & AI 666

TM2 Group, LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Software Engineer specializing in Generative AI and Large Language Models. This hybrid role focuses on leading the design and development of secure software solutions that enhance the safety and privacy of AI applications. You'll collaborate with diverse teams to innovate and implement cutting-edge technologies, ensuring compliance with industry standards. With a competitive salary and a commitment to continuous learning, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the rapidly evolving field of AI security.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Ongoing learning & development

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of software engineering experience with expertise in GenAI and LLM.
• Proficiency in developing GenAI workflows and fine-tuning LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable software for GenAI systems.
• Integrate security and privacy controls for GenAI applications.

Skills

Generative AI

Large Language Models

Python Programming

NLP

Computer Vision

Problem-Solving

Cloud Environments

Tools

AWS Bedrock

Azure OpenAI

Job description

Principal Software Engineer - Data & AI 666

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Job Details

This range is provided by TM2 Group, LLC. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$172,000.00/yr - $221,500.00/yr

About the Company

Protegrity leads innovation in data security by utilizing AI and quantum-resistant cryptography across various environments. We focus on advanced cryptographic methods such as tokenization, format-preserving encryption, and quantum-resilient techniques to protect sensitive data. Our mission is to make data valuable, usable, trusted, and safe.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced, driven, and curious software engineer with a strong background in Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs). Your primary focus will be leading, designing, building, and maintaining software solutions that enable the safe and secure use of GenAI for our customers. You will collaborate with software engineers, product teams, AI researchers, and security specialists to deliver enterprise-grade software products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable software supporting security, safety, and privacy in GenAI and LLM-based systems.
• Integrate security and privacy controls for GenAI systems, including LLM, Vector Databases, RAG pipelines, and guardrails.
• Develop state-of-the-art guardrails and systems leveraging agent workflows and tooling.
• Create monitoring and alerting systems for safe deployment of GenAI applications.
• Understand and ensure compliance with standards like EU AI, NIST, OWASP, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA.
• Stay updated on industry trends and incorporate insights into product development.
• Collaborate with AI researchers and product teams to integrate advanced GenAI and LLM capabilities.
• Evaluate and utilize open-source tools and third-party platforms to accelerate development.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of software engineering experience, with expertise in GenAI and LLM, focusing on scaling solutions.
• Proficiency in developing GenAI workflows, fine-tuning LLMs, embedding and vector databases, RAG workflows, and prompt engineering.
• Experience with platforms like AWS Bedrock and Azure OpenAI.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience in cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
• Experience with large-scale unstructured data processing, NLP, computer vision, or multimodal AI.
• Knowledge of AI safety and security concepts such as robustness, interpretability, bias detection, adversarial testing.
• Experience in security and privacy controls, including IAM, encryption, and anonymization.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks like OWASP, NIST AI RMF, EU AI.
• Ability to build and manage complex, distributed enterprise systems.

Personal Attributes

• Exceptional problem-solving skills focused on secure AI development.
• Collaborative mindset for cross-functional teamwork.
• Strong communication skills to articulate AI concepts to diverse audiences.
• Commitment to continuous learning and emerging AI security technologies.
• Intellectual curiosity for solving complex AI and security challenges.

Why Join Protegrity

• Opportunity to innovate at the intersection of GenAI safety, privacy, and governance.
• Competitive compensation and benefits in a fast-growing company.
• Be part of a leading Data and GenAI Protection, Privacy, and Security organization.

Work Model

• Hybrid role requiring on-site presence 2-3 days per week, subject to change based on business needs.

We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing learning & development. We prioritize diversity and inclusion, ensuring an environment of acceptance for all employees.

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