What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Engineer position at Actalent?
Description
We operate a multi-tenant automotive SaaS platform serving thousands of dealer groups across the United States. Our backend — event-driven serverless on AWS (Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, S3, Step Functions) — orchestrates everything from dealer onboarding to inventory management to real-time transaction processing. That platform works. Now we need to make it think. We are building agentic AI systems: autonomous, tool-using agents that observe platform state, reason over dealer context, take action through production APIs, and learn from outcomes. These are not chatbots bolted onto a dashboard. They are first-class platform services — backed by AWS Bedrock, connected to production systems via MCP servers — that make decisions, execute workflows, and close loops without human intervention unless guardrails say otherwise. This Principal Engineer owns that entire surface. You are not advising on AI strategy from a whiteboard. You are writing agent code, defining tool interfaces, building evaluation harnesses, setting cost and latency budgets, and shipping production AI workflows that touch real dealers and real money. You set the engineering patterns the team follows, you help make the build-vs-buy calls, and when an agent misbehaves at 2 AM, your architecture is what determines whether it fails safe or fails loud.
Skills
cloud native, aws, architecture, python, automotive, data pipeline, langchain, dynamodb
Top Skills Details
cloud native,aws,architecture,python
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Automotive, fintech, or multi-tenant marketplace platform experience. Experience with data pipelines (NiFi, Glue/Athena) or ETL/data lake tooling. Familiarity with Auth0 Organization model, M2M apps, and Actions for JWT enrichment. Experience with browser automation (Playwright) in production integration flows.
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Greenwood Village, CO.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $70.00 - $95.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace TypeThis is a fully remote position.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
Salary : $70 - $95