Alixpartners
Principal AI Engineer
New York · Principal · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 hours ago
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About the role
- The Principal AI Engineer sits at the intersection of software engineering, data science, platform architecture, and AI governance.
- This is a hands-on engineering and technical leadership position.
- Your success is measured by team-level outcomes - scalable patterns that outlast your direct involvement.
Responsibilities
- Design and own the firm's AI productization & governance playbook, covering service patterns, security/compliance standards, model evaluation rubrics, and production-readiness criteria.
- Build and maintain reusable internal tooling, including AI service scaffolding, evaluation and monitoring tooling, and data infrastructure - designed for team adoption without ongoing hand-holding.
- Partner with Security, Legal, and Compliance to define SOC2/ISO-aligned AI controls, vendor DPA requirements, and prompt data classification policies.
- Mentor engineers and tech leads with observable improvement in delivery consistency, design quality, and production readiness rigor.
- Serve as the go-to technical authority on AI/ML, platform architecture, and engineering practices - regularly consulted by senior stakeholders at the design and strategy stages.
Requirements
- 15+ years in software engineering, data science, or a closely related technical field.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in AI/ML frameworks and the Python ecosystem, with hands-on experience deploying models to public cloud infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience designing and operating multi-tenant AI services and LLM integrations in production.
- Proven track record leading microservices architecture - decomposing monoliths, defining service contracts, and operationalizing CI/CD for distributed systems.
- Substantive experience with AI/LLM security - including prompt injection, data boundary enforcement, model supply chain risk, and AI-specific threat modeling.
- ability to translate complex technical topics to diverse audiences, including executive stakeholders.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and cross-functional product team collaboration.
- Experience applying AI/ML in business consulting, advisory, or professional services contexts.
- Experience defining AI compliance controls for SOC2, ISO 27001, or TISAX frameworks.
Nice to have
- Preferred / Additional Qualifications
- Proficiency in additional languages is a plus (Go, Typescript)
Compensation
- The salary range for this role takes into account a number of factors and is between $170,000/year - $400,000/year with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.
Benefits
- We hold ourselves accountable by providing space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone.
Company info
- Travel is part of this position, but frequency may vary based on client, team, and individual circumstances.
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