AHEAD
AI Principal Technical Consultant, AI Services
$230K–$300K
United States · Remote · Principal · Full-time · Posted May 22, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 7–12+ years in software engineering, ML engineering, applied AI, data science engineering, AI solution architecture, technical consulting, or enterprise technology delivery.
About the job
Leads the architecture, engineering, and deployment of production-ready enterprise AI solutions for clients, from problem definition through delivery and scale.
What you'll do
- Design and build AI, GenAI, agentic, automation, and ML solutions; guide architecture and technical decisions.
- Lead client delivery workstreams, workshops, engineering teams, and production-readiness practices.
- Mentor teams and contribute to reusable AI methods, offerings, and technical pre-sales.
What they ask for
- Typically 7–12+ years of relevant experience.
- Hands-on engineering experience, especially with Python, APIs, cloud-native development, data integration, workflow automation, and enterprise system integration.
- Experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI, GenAI, ML, automation, or advanced analytics solutions.
- Ability to lead technical teams and communicate clearly with clients and stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience in applied AI consulting, ML engineering, AI product development, or enterprise AI platform delivery.
- Advanced degree in computer science, engineering, data science, applied mathematics, or a related field.
Pay
USD 230,000–300,000 per-year-salary; OTE (includes base salary and any applicable target bonus amount)
Tools
Python, Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Kubernetes
AI focus
Architects and builds enterprise AI, GenAI, agentic, automation, and ML solutions, including RAG, LLM applications, orchestration, evaluation, guardrails, and production monitoring.
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