Remote AI-Native Principal Engineer & Systems Architect

Lumen; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 152,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive AI-native engineering, intelligent automation, and scalable distributed software across the enterprise. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations to set technical direction and ensure resilience and security while accelerating delivery.

This leadership role combines hands-on coding with broad influence, guiding reusable patterns, and advancing AI-enabled capabilities that enhance customer experiences

Qualifications

• Experience designing production-grade intelligent systems and AI-enabled software.
• Strong background in cloud-native architectures and event-driven systems.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-native engineering practices and delivery velocity.
• Architect scalable distributed systems for enterprise services.
• Define patterns for agent orchestration and automation.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction.

Skills

AI-native engineering

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Tools

Python

Java

Go

Scala

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive AI-native engineering, intelligent automation, and scalable distributed software across the enterprise. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations to set technical direction and ensure resilience and security while accelerating delivery.

This leadership role combines hands-on coding with broad influence, guiding reusable patterns, and advancing AI-enabled capabilities that enhance customer experiences