Principal Engineer - Conversational AI
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Principal Engineer - Conversational AI
$180,000–$230,000 / Year
Location
Onsite Across USA
Experience
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Posted
Jul 18, 2026
Apply by
August 17, 2026
Applicants
0
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Job Description
iTek People is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to set technical vision for conversational AI systems, own critical software components, and drive engineering best practices across a large-scale production environment. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role spanning architecture, design/code review, mentoring, and cross-functional technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Create a technical vision to meet short- and long-term business needs
- Ensure long-term quality of design and code across software systems
- Oversee creation and ownership of critical software components
- Lead hands-on design and code reviews
- Help deploy and maintain large-scale production software, ensuring operational excellence
- Translate business requirements into software systems within an Agile environment
- Serve as technical lead on the most demanding, cross-functional projects
- Advise leadership on technical decisions
- Mentor team members on advanced technical issues and support manager growth
Requirements
- 10+ years designing and building software solutions in cloud environments
- 10+ years of experience in modern languages such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or SQL
- 10+ years of experience with APIs, microservices, and modern software patterns
- 5+ years soliciting complex requirements and managing key stakeholder relationships
- Strong understanding of conversational AI technologies (chatbots, voice assistants, LLMs, STT/TTS, NLU/NLP)
- Must be a U.S. Green Card holder or U.S. Citizen
- Hands-on experience with LLMs and their applications in conversational AI preferred
- Experience developing and supporting voice and text chatbots preferred
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or related field preferred
Skills Required
ChatBotsPythonCloud ArchitectureSQLAPIsLarge Language ModelsC#Distributed SystemsConversational AIJavaNLU/NLPJavaScriptMicroservicesSTT/TTS
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