Harnham

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Principal AI Software Engineer Remote – Boston or NYC based preferred $225,000-250,000 Base salary + Bonus + Equity THE COMPANY Harnham is partnering with a high-growth AI and technology startup operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, private equity, and digital transformation. The company helps investors and leadership teams unlock value through advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, and enterprise-scale technology solutions. Following a period of rapid growth and expansion, the organization is building a world-class engineering function focused on developing innovative AI-powered platforms that help businesses better understand, optimize, and transform their operations. This is a unique opportunity to join a highly experienced team with backgrounds from leading technology, consulting, and analytics organizations, while helping shape the future of enterprise AI adoption. RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead the technical direction and architecture of a next-generation AI-powered business intelligence platform, partnering closely with senior technology leadership. • Mentor and develop a high-performing team of software engineers, data scientists, and data engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and hands-on collaboration. • Design, build, and experiment with cutting-edge generative AI and LLM solutions to solve complex enterprise challenges. • Architect and develop production-grade services using Python and modern LLM orchestration frameworks, integrating multiple AI providers. • Partner with engineering and data teams to design scalable data models and optimize analytical workloads across cloud-based data platforms. • Build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure, deployment pipelines, observability tooling, and operational best practices. • Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to translate complex commercial requirements into scalable technical solutions. • Drive engineering excellence through testing, documentation, code quality standards, monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Required • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience operating at Staff, Principal, or Technical Lead level. • Strong Python development expertise, with experience building production-grade applications, data platforms, and analytical systems. • Hands-on experience with cloud technologies, ideally GCP, including data platforms, storage services, access management, and scalable compute services. • Strong SQL, data modeling, and data architecture experience supporting analytical workloads. • Proven success delivering complex projects end-to-end in fast-paced and ambiguous environments. • Experience building and deploying production LLM applications using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or similar technologies. • Experience working with multiple AI model providers and applying best practices for prompt engineering, context management, and AI application design. • Outstanding communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Preferred • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling. • Familiarity with observability and LLM monitoring tools. • Experience designing evaluation frameworks for AI applications and machine learning systems. • Exposure to consulting, private equity, strategy, or enterprise transformation environments. BENEFITS • Opportunity to play a key leadership role within a rapidly growing AI business. • Work alongside highly experienced technology, analytics, and transformation professionals. • Flexible hybrid or remote working arrangements. • Significant technical ownership and influence over product and architectural direction. • Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies and enterprise transformation initiatives. • Competitive compensation package and long-term career growth opportunities. HOW TO APPLY Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page. KEY TERMS Principal Software Engineer | Staff Engineer | Technical Lead | Python | Generative AI | LLMs | LangChain | LangGraph | OpenAI | Anthropic | Gemini | GCP | Google Cloud Platform | BigQuery | Cloud Run | PostgreSQL | Data Engineering | Cloud Architecture | AI Applications | CI/CD | Docker | Infrastructure as Code | Remote | Hybrid | Enterprise AI | Analytics Platform | Machine Learning Engineering | Principal Engineer Jobs | AI Transformation | Private Equity Technology | SaaS Engineering