Principal Software Engineer - AI Frameworks
Core
Define technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for critical AI frameworks, performance, and developer-productivity capabilities while driving measurable improvements in model onboarding and runtime efficiency.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (AI Frameworks & Infrastructure)
Builds
Scalable AI inference platforms, high-performance distributed systems, and reusable engineering mechanisms for model deployment.
Domain
Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C++, Python, software architecture, computer architecture, accelerator-aware optimization, LLM inference frameworks, distributed systems design, technical leadership, stakeholder alignment, cross-team strategy execution, platform scalability, observability, automation.
Preferred skills
AI accelerator kernel optimizations, Azure capacity management, mentoring emerging technical leads, inclusive engineering culture building.
Technologies
C++, Python, LLM inference frameworks, AI accelerators, Azure
Responsibilities
Own technical vision and multi-release execution strategy for AI frameworks; lead technical alignment across teams and resolve competing requirements; mentor engineers and develop technical leadership capacity; steer cross-stack investigations spanning models, compilers, and silicon; provide hands-on technical leadership via prototypes and critical-path implementation; drive automation and observability mechanisms for scalable platform capabilities.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
