Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mitratech builds products that simplify operations in Legal, Risk, Compliance, and HR functions. The Principal AI Engineer will guide a distributed development team in designing scalable, AI-integrated software solutions, shaping AI strategy, and providing architectural oversight. The role also focuses on agentic AI, task decomposition, code reviews, mentorship, and AI-enhanced DevOps and CI/CD practices.
Responsibilities
- Technical 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 micro-services
- 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
Skills
- **10+ years of software engineering experience**, with a focus on design/architectural technical 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/Agentic 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, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGPT, AgentCore)
- Experience with domain-driven design (DDD) or MCPs/Micro-services architecture
- Experience with vector/graph databases, embeddings, or other LLM infrastructure
- 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
Benefits
- Total compensation includes US employee benefits and annual bonus eligibility.
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- 401 (k) + Employer Match
- Open PTO + 11 Paid Holidays + 4 Annual Paid Global Wellness Days Off
- STD, LTD & Group Life Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- FSA & HSA Options
- Employee Assistance Program
- Remote Work
- Career Advancement & Professional Development Opportunities
- Employee Recognition
- LinkedIn Learning Platform
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