Senior Principal AI Systems Architect

Siemens AG; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 233,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Siemens AG in Bellevue, WA seeks a Principal Engineer to set the technical direction for AI-native systems that blend cloud, ML, and hardware. You will define architecture that is robust, scalable, and adaptable to rapid research and product iteration, leading cross-disciplinary teams.

You’ll drive core system architecture, provide hands-on leadership on strategic projects, mentor engineers, and align engineering with ML research priorities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience designing and scaling distributed systems and real‑time applications.
• Proven ability to lead technical strategy and cross‑team architecture efforts.
• Proficiency in at least one backend systems language (e.g., Python, Go, Java).
• Strong understanding of system design, performance optimization, and fault‑tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical architecture across core systems and products.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership on strategic projects.
• Lead technical reviews and mentor engineers across all levels.
• Align engineering direction with product and ML research priorities.
• Identify and address scaling challenges before they become bottlenecks.
• Champion engineering excellence, reliability, and system sustainability.

Skills

Python

Go

TypeScript

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Redis

Postgres

S3

Terraform

Job description

Siemens AG in Bellevue, WA seeks a Principal Engineer to set the technical direction for AI-native systems that blend cloud, ML, and hardware. You will define architecture that is robust, scalable, and adaptable to rapid research and product iteration, leading cross-disciplinary teams.

You’ll drive core system architecture, provide hands-on leadership on strategic projects, mentor engineers, and align engineering with ML research priorities.