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Principal AI Engineer – Automation & AI
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
60 days ago
Salary
$160K - $200K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal AI Engineer – Automation & AI
eClinical Solutions
• Design and deploy agentic AI workflows and automation solutions across enterprise functions including R&D, Engineering, Professional Services, IT, Finance, Sales, and Marketing • Build production-grade systems such as: • Multi-agent workflows • RAG-based applications • Document intelligence and summarization pipelines • Workflow and process automation solutions • Use modern AI tools and frameworks including: • Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, NotebookLM • LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex (or equivalents) • Rapidly prototype, validate, and deploy solutions in weeks, not months • Translate business problems into working AI systems • Design lightweight architectures and iterate quickly • Develop and implement: • Prompt engineering strategies • Orchestration logic • API integrations and data pipelines • Testing, validation, and monitoring frameworks • Partner directly with stakeholders to refine outputs and drive adoption • Deliver continuous output with weekly or bi-weekly releases • Prioritize use cases based on: • ROI and business impact • Technical feasibility • Speed to value • Operate with minimal process and high accountability in a fast-paced environment • Build and maintain reusable assets including: • Prompt templates • Agent design patterns • Integration utilities • Contribute to lightweight standards for: • Security and data handling • Responsible AI practices • Evaluation and performance monitoring • Provide technical guidance to a small team of AI engineers and automation specialists • Lead by example through hands-on contribution • Support the evolution of the AI engineering function as it scales
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field
- 6–10+ years of software engineering experience with recent hands-on work in AI/LLM systems
- Proven experience building and deploying:
- LLM-powered applications
- Agentic workflows
- Automation solutions in production environments
- Strong hands-on experience with tools such as:
- Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, NotebookLM (or similar AI-assisted development tools)
- LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or equivalent frameworks
- Proficiency in:
- Python
- API development and system integration
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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