# Principal AI Engineer at Mitratech > Remote · United States · Principal · ML / AI · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Amitratech%3A8155220 (read 2026-11-05). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Mitratech](https://alderhq.app/companies/mitratech) - Location text: Remote US; Mitratech US - Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United States (evidence: "Remote role open worldwide") - Posted: 2026-08-27 (70 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mitratech/jobs/8155220 - Skills listed (inferred): Python, LLMs, Distributed systems ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: not posted - Market band for similar posted roles (United States, n 65): p25 $221k, median $280k, p75 $324k - Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Mitratech (UK) Limited" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers)) ## Description (the employer's text) At Mitratech, we are a team of innovators focused on building world-class products that simplify operations in the Legal, Risk, Compliance, and HR functions. We are a close-knit, globally dispersed team that thrives in an ecosystem that supports individual excellence and takes pride in its diverse and inclusive work culture centered around great people practices, learning opportunities, and having fun! Our culture is the ideal blend of entrepreneurial spirit and enterprise investment, enabling the chance to move at a rapid pace with some of the most complex, leading-edge technologies available. For over 35 years, the experts at Mitratech have been focused on solving the complex needs. Today, we serve 20,000 client companies of all sizes globally, representing 30% of the Fortune 500 and over 500,000 users in over 160 countries. As we continue to grow, we’re always looking for resourceful, enthusiastic, and fresh perspectives. Join our global team and see what makes Mitratech a truly exceptional place to work! ### Role Overview We are looking for a Principal AI Engineer to guide a distributed team of developers in building modern, scalable, and AI-integrated software solutions. As a technical leader, you'll be responsible for architectural oversight, system design, and AI strategy. You will play a crucial role in mentoring our global distributed developers, helping them decompose complex features into clear, modular tasks and leveraging AI tools to improve the speed, quality, and innovation of our delivery. This is a highly impactful role, ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of software engineering, AI-assisted development, and technical leadership. ### Key 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. ### Qualifications ### Essential Qualifications - 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). --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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