Principal Software Engineer (AI)

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Principal Software Engineer - AI Agentic Integration

About The Role

We're looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer experienced in designing and building scalable, cloud-native, and AI-powered platforms, with experience with Agent Engineering. You will help architect and develop the next-generation Agent platform that powers Informatica's products globally.

We're looking for hands-on engineer with expertise in Java, microservices, AI / ML frameworks, and container orchestration technologies.

You will work with the Integration AI team reporting to Director, Development.

Technology You'll Use

Java, Python, Microservices Architecture, Langchain, LLMs, MCP, Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, AI / ML frameworks and Vector Databases.

Your Role Responsibilities? Here's What You'll Do

Design and develop a scalable, reliable, and Agent Engineering platform applying AI / ML and cloud-native technologies.

Collaborate with architects, product management, QA, and geographically dispersed peers across Agile teams to deliver end-to-end components and solutions.

Lead efforts to incubate and architect next-generation platforms for heterogeneous, complex systems using modern technologies.

Interpret broad, new product requirements into detailed technical designs and implementation plans.

Champion software engineering best practices, including high code quality, testing, automation, and architectural decisions.

Estimate project efforts, identify risks, and help meet schedules.

Mentor engineers at several levels to foster learning, innovation, and.

Facilitate cross-team collaboration, promote design discussions, and promote technical vision for Agent platform plans.

What We'd Like to See

Expertise in Java with hands-on experience in design, coding, and scaling SaaS or AI / ML applications using microservices architecture.

Knowledge of cloud-native deployment and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).

Familiarity with Python and AI / ML frameworks.

Experience with distributed systems, databases, and scalable architecture patterns.

Agile development experience and experience with continuous improvement.

Prior experience leading engineering teams in a distributed environment.

Experience working with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

Hands-on with modern frontend frameworks like React is beneficial.

Role Essentials

Minimum 8+ years of professional experience developing enterprise-grade software, with backend development skills.

Expertise in Java with hands-on experience in designing, code, and scaling SaaS or AI / ML applications using microservices architecture.

Experience in Langchain, LLMs, MCP and AI orchestration frameworks