Principal AI Engineer

Principal AI Engineer Location: United States (Remote) - Only US Citizens or GC Team: AI-Enhanced Product Engineering About MitratechMitratech is a proven global technology partner for corporate legal, immigration, human resource, and compliance teams. Our approach to work is proactive, collaborative, and committed. The professionals who are thriving at Mitratech are people like you who know how to balance individual excellence with teamwork. We believe our employees' enthusiasm fuels great work, so we pursue individuals with a passion for building an environment of ownership, transparency, continuous improvement as well as a dedication to driving the best possible experience for our customers. In other words, if you like people and technology, you'll fit right in.Our team is changing the face of legal, immigration, compliance, and operational risk. Today, our products run over 20,000+ corporations of all sizes across the globe, representing a large portion of the Fortune 10, almost 40 percent of the Fortune 500, and over 50,000 users in over 150 countries. These teams depend on our technology and our people to help them grow and protect their organizations. Our approach to work is proactive, collaborative, and committed.This is an excellent opportunity to join our growing company by supporting our most valued asset – our customers. In this role, you will gain an in-depth understanding of our customer's operations, goals, and challenges so that you can help them gain the most value from their investments with Mitratech.  Role OverviewWe are looking for a Principal AI Engineer to guide a distributed team of developers in building modern, scalable, and AI-integrated software solutions. As a technical leader, you'll be responsible for architectural oversight, system design, and AI strategy. You will play a crucial role in mentoring our global distributed developers, helping them decompose complex features into clear, modular tasks and leveraging AI tools to improve the speed, quality, and innovation of our delivery.This is a highly impactful role, ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of software engineering, AI-assisted development, and technical leadership.Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership & Architecture: You will provide technical leadership for the team, guiding the design, development, and deployment of software solutions that leverage AI to solve complex business problems. You will be responsible for designing scalable, modular systems and communicating architectural decisions across services and domains. You will ensure all development aligns with modern architectural principles like domain-driven design and microservices.Agentic AI & Prompt Engineering: You will be a subject matter expert in Agentic AI integration. This includes architecting and building robust MCPs/APIs and AI Agents to facilitate AI capabilities within our existing platforms. You will also develop and refine prompt strategies to guide AI agents in writing code, documentation, and tests, leveraging LLM tools to automate repetitive tasks and improve overall development efficiency.System Design & Task Decomposition: You'll translate high-level product goals into actionable engineering tasks that are optimized for both human and AI execution. You will also provide in-depth code reviews (for both human- and AI-generated code), ensuring performance, security, and correctness across our entire codebase.Mentorship & Coaching: You will actively mentor our globally distributed developers, providing technical guidance and fostering a learning culture focused on AI tool adoption, clean code practices, and modern software design.DevOps & CI/CD: You will collaborate on optimizing our build and deployment pipelines by integrating AI-enhanced review and testing steps to streamline our delivery process.QualificationsEssential Qualifications • 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on architectural leadership. • 2+ years of experience working with AI/ML models in a production environment. • A strong background in backend or full-stack technologies (Python). • Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code, Devin AI, GH Copilot or various GPT APIs. • Strong system design (focused on RAG systems) and task decomposition skills. • Proven experience leading distributed engineering teams. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. • Exposure to AI agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGPT, Agent Core). • Experience with domain-driven design (DDD) or microservices architecture. • Experience with vector/graph databases, embeddings, or other LLM infrastructure.Preferred Qualifications • A portfolio or examples of previous work demonstrating a passion for AI-driven software development. • Prior experience in a fast-paced SaaS or startup environment. • Knowledge of the HR, Legal, or Risk industries.What You'll GainThis isn't just a leadership role; it's a chan