Senior AI Automation Architect - Production Systems

DrFirst; Poland (ME); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401K with company match

HSA contributions and annual limits

PTO 18 days + 7 holidays

Continuing Education funds

Job summary

DrFirst is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to architect and ship production AI automation within an 80/20 engineering/leadership split. You will build Python backends, Next.js frontends, and complex agent coordination while ensuring security and enterprise compliance.

This remote-first role collaborates with HR, Legal, Finance, and Marketing leaders across the US and abroad. Ideal candidates have 8+ years building end-to-end systems, SaaS experience with OAuth2, and deep AI/ML exposure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building production systems end-to-end across backend, frontend, integrations and infrastructure.
• Experience as Staff/Principal Engineer or Tech Lead owning production decisions.
• Shipped SaaS products with OAuth2, multi-tenancy and audit trails in enterprise contexts.
• Deep AI/ML experience with production systems using LLM APIs and agent frameworks.
• Production Python stack: FastAPI, Pydantic, httpx, pytest with large test suites.
• Expertise in AWS and Kubernetes (EKS), GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Helm, Secrets Manager.
• Knowledge of enterprise security patterns including Zscaler proxies and JWKS.

Responsibilities

• Build production AI automation and multi-agent systems across departments.
• Architect and implement backend services, frontends and integrations.
• Guide 2–3 engineers through code reviews and pairing sessions.
• Run discovery sessions with department VPs to map workflows and requirements.
• Ensure security and compliance while shipping multiple tools daily.

Skills

End-to-end development

Tech lead

OAuth2

AI/ML production

Python (FastAPI)

AWS & Kubernetes

Enterprise security

HIPAA experience

Communication

Servant leadership

Stakeholder management

Shipping-focused

Collaboration

Tools

AWS Bedrock

Kubernetes (EKS)

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Helm

Job description

DrFirst is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to architect and ship production AI automation within an 80/20 engineering/leadership split. You will build Python backends, Next.js frontends, and complex agent coordination while ensuring security and enterprise compliance.

This remote-first role collaborates with HR, Legal, Finance, and Marketing leaders across the US and abroad. Ideal candidates have 8+ years building end-to-end systems, SaaS experience with OAuth2, and deep AI/ML exposure.