What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal AI-Enabled Software Engineer (Principal Embedded Ai Engineer) position at Improving Corporate Services?
Role Overview
The Principal AI-Enabled Software Engineer (Principal Embedded Ai Engineer) leads software engineering teams in strengthening the DLP and adopting AI-enabled development practices at scale. This role defines standards for AI-assisted development and architects solutions that combine emerging AI capabilities with proven software engineering principles.
The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with deep software engineering expertise, hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, and a proven ability to guide enterprise clients through technology transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor engineering teams in AI-assisted development practices and tools
- Define and establish standards, code quality guidelines, and security practices for AI-integrated workflows
- Architect software solutions that effectively integrate AI capabilities with existing systems
- Drive adoption of AI development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude) and measure productivity impact
- Collaborate with AI specialists and architects to identify integration opportunities
- Guide enterprise clients through AI-enabled development transformation
- Contribute to practice thought leadership on AI engineering
Requirements
- Proven track record leading software engineering teams and delivering complex systems
- Extensive hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude)
- Strong judgment on when and how to effectively apply AI in development workflows
- Experience measuring and optimizing developer productivity
- Backend proficiency: .NET and one additional modern stack
- Frontend proficiency: React, Angular, or equivalent
- Data architecture knowledge across SQL, document, graph, and data warehouse options with demonstrated depth in at least two
- Hands-on experience with Azure, IaC, and CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins)
- Strong unit testing discipline and test-first approach
- Deep expertise in modern software architecture patterns
- Consulting or professional services background
- Excellent communication and technical leadership abilities
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
Salary : $175,000 - $225,000