Remote AI Principal Engineer: LLMs & Enterprise Platforms

Ladders; United States; On-site; USD 193,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Volunteer time

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an AI Principal Engineer to shape the design and delivery of enterprise-scale AI solutions for the Finance & Insurance space. This remote US-based role leads technical direction across AI platform components with a strong emphasis on LLM-based applications and model-driven services.

You will partner with product, data, and business stakeholders to translate complex needs into scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Math, or related field.
• Significant experience delivering production AI/ML systems.
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or Rust.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks, LLMs, and data pipelines.
• Knowledge of MLOps and production reliability.
• Ability to lead complex technical initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex AI solutions, including LLM-based applications and model-driven services.
• Own technical direction for major components or domains within AI platforms or products.
• Drive engineering best practices for model evaluation, testing, monitoring, and operationalization.
• Partner with product, data, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable AI solutions.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, including model selection, system integration, and API design.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, privacy, and responsible AI.
• Mentor and guide engineers, contributing to team capability and engineering quality.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Rust

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AI/ML frameworks

LLM technologies

Data pipelines

MLOps

Job description

Ladders is seeking an AI Principal Engineer to shape the design and delivery of enterprise-scale AI solutions for the Finance & Insurance space. This remote US-based role leads technical direction across AI platform components with a strong emphasis on LLM-based applications and model-driven services.

You will partner with product, data, and business stakeholders to translate complex needs into scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.