Blueprint · 1 day ago
Principal Software Engineer – Agentic AI & Cloud
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $145K/yr
10+ years expBlueprint is a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, focused on helping organizations unlock value through innovative technology. In this role, you will serve as a senior technical leader, responsible for designing and building large-scale cloud-native and AI-powered systems while leading architectural decisions and driving development efforts.
ConsultingInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of large-scale cloud-native, full-stack, and AI-powered systems
Drive technical direction for AI engineering initiatives, including LLM integration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), grounding strategies, embeddings, and agentic AI patterns
Design, re-architect, and extend enterprise AI agents and intelligent workflows used across business-critical scenarios
Provide senior technical guidance on distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud integration patterns
Review and approve system designs covering APIs, data stores, messaging systems, and enterprise integrations
Define and enforce engineering standards for security, scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability
Lead hands-on development, code reviews, performance tuning, and complex troubleshooting in production environments
Partner with cross-functional teams to define scope, technical requirements, delivery milestones, and release plans
Drive CI/CD, automated testing, deployment strategies, and operational improvements for cloud and AI systems
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, raising technical quality and engineering maturity across the organization
Take ownership of incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous reliability improvements for live services
Qualification
Required
10+ years of overall experience in software engineering, including large-scale enterprise systems
Strong hands-on experience with full-stack development using modern backend and frontend technologies
Deep expertise in cloud architecture and distributed systems, including microservices, event-driven design, and observability
Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, secure cloud-native applications
Hands-on experience building AI-powered features using LLMs, RAG pipelines, embeddings, and grounding techniques
Strong proficiency in backend development (C#, .NET or equivalent), REST API design, and modern web technologies
Experience working across the full software development lifecycle: architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations
Demonstrated ability to lead technical design discussions and make complex architectural decisions
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
3+ years of hands-on experience with AI engineering, including LLM integration, RAG systems, and agentic AI workflows
Experience designing or re-architecting enterprise-scale AI agents or intelligent automation platforms
Deep experience with cloud PaaS services such as serverless compute, messaging, event streaming, managed databases, and API gateways
Strong background in cloud security, identity, compliance, and enterprise governance
Experience leading technical strategy for complex, multi-team engineering initiatives
Proven track record of shipping high-impact cloud or AI-powered products in fast-paced environments
Experience mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering culture at scale
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible Spending Account
401k program
Competitive PTO offerings
Parental Leave
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Company
Blueprint
Blueprint is redefining the data solutions ecosystem.
501-1000 employees
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