Principal AI Engineer
Sonic Healthcare USA•Austin, TX
About The Position
Sonic Healthcare USA is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. This is a senior technical leadership role for a hands-on engineer who can define AI architecture, influence strategy, and build production-grade systems leveraging machine learning, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The ideal candidate will work closely with Engineering, Product, Security, and Data teams to transform complex business challenges into scalable, secure, and innovative AI solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years building AI/ML systems in production.
- Proven experience designing and deploying scalable AI solutions.
- Strong programming skills, preferably in Python.
- Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Experience with Machine Learning platforms and frameworks
- Experience with AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain or similar)
- Experience with Vector databases and AI inference platforms
- Experience leading complex technical initiatives from concept through production.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in healthcare, cybersecurity, or other regulated industries.
- Experience with MLOps, model monitoring, and AI governance frameworks.
- Knowledge of Responsible AI practices, security controls, and compliance requirements.
- Experience with distributed training, large-scale inference, and AI infrastructure.
- Contributions to open-source AI projects or published technical research.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and technical direction for enterprise AI and machine learning solutions.
- Design, build, and deploy AI applications, LLM-powered products, RAG pipelines, and agent-based systems.
- Establish best practices for model development, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and governance.
- Drive AI platform strategy, scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into AI-powered solutions.
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend adoption opportunities.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across AI initiatives.
- Ensure AI solutions align with security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Benefits
- Great Place to Work certified employer
- supportive and inclusive environment
- teamwork and innovation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
