Principal Staff Engineer – AI Infrastructure - AI / ML Leader

Overview

Principal Staff Engineer - AI Infrastructure. We are seeking a Principal Staff Engineer to lead the architecture and development of our next-generation AI infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of large-scale distributed systems and cutting-edge machine learning, powering the platforms that enable researchers and engineers to build, train, and deploy AI models at global scale. As a senior technical leader, you will define architectural strategy, influence cross-organizational initiatives, and guide the design of highly reliable, efficient, and scalable systems. You’ll balance deep technical execution with strategic vision—mentoring senior engineers, collaborating with AI researchers, and ensuring our infrastructure accelerates innovation while maintaining world-class reliability.

What You’ll Do

• Design & Scale AI Infrastructure : Architect and build distributed training, inference, and data pipelines that support large-scale AI workloads across GPUs and heterogeneous environments.
• Lead Cloud-Native Innovation : Drive adoption of Kubernetes, Docker, and modern orchestration frameworks to optimize model deployment, resource allocation, and cluster utilization.
• Optimize Performance at Scale : Develop high-throughput, low-latency services and memory-efficient systems to support petabyte-scale data and massive model sizes.
• Advance Observability & Reliability : Implement monitoring, tracing, and fault-tolerance strategies to ensure resilient AI systems in production.
• Collaborate with Research & Product : Partner with ML scientists, product engineers, and platform teams to design infrastructure that accelerates experimentation and model iteration.
• Mentor & Inspire : Support the technical growth of senior engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and ownership.
• Shape Technical Strategy : Define long-term roadmaps for AI infrastructure, balancing near-term delivery with foundational investments in scalability, efficiency, and reliability.

What We’re Looking For

About Andiamo

Andiamo is a globally recognized staffing and consulting firm specializing in placing the top 2% of technology and go-to-market professionals with the world’s largest and most well-known companies. For over 20 years, we've maintained the status of tier-one vendor for firms such as Amazon, Bloomberg, Palantir, MasterCard, Visa, Two Sigma, Citadel, as well as other major financial services firms, elite hedge funds, Google-backed tech start-ups, and major software firms. Our talent solutions include Permanent Placement, Contract Staffing, Executive Search, and Dedicated Recruiting Services (RPO). Find out more at www.andiamogo.com

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