Principal AI Engineer

Principal AI Engineer Cornerstone OnDemand 4.6 ( ) Dublin, CA on company site for later Why you should apply for a job to

Cornerstone OnDemand :

Ranked as one of the 4.6/5 in overall job satisfaction 4.7/5 in supportive management 90% say women are treated fairly and equally to men 97% would recommend this company to other women 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members. See all reviews We offer Wellbeing Days (paid days off during the months of July, August, and September) so our people can focus on their wellness. The Cornerstone Family First Initiative is a one-time initiative covering reimbursement for some out-of-pocket fertility expenses. Through Maven, we provide 100% free coaching and personalized support for those navigating mid-life and menopause. # req10970 Position summary ntegrate AI capabilities into Java-based backend systems and cloud-native platforms. Design scalable API-first services (REST & GraphQL) exposing AI capabilities across products. Implement data pipelines supporting feature engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector search, and inference . best practices for prompt design, model orchestration, evaluation, and observability . Cloud & Platform Engineering (AWS - Must Have) Build and operate cloud-native AI systems on AWS , including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and EKS. Design containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) . Optimize systems for scalability, latency, reliability, and cost efficiency . Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CDK . Data & Distributed Systems Design and operate relational (SQL) and NoSQL data stores for high-scale, distributed systems. Make informed trade-offs around data consistency, availability, and performance. Work with event-driven and asynchronous architectures where appropriate. Technical Leadership & Impact Lead complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from design through production deployment. Influence system design and engineering standards across teams through design reviews and technical guidance. Mentor senior engineers and raise the overall bar for AI and cloud engineering excellence . Collaborate with Product, Data, UX, Security, and DevOps teams to deliver AI-driven product capabilities. You have what it takes if you have... 8-10 years of hands-on software engineering experience building large-scale, production systems. Strong, hands-on experience with Java in backend and distributed systems. Mandatory, hands-on experience with AWS , including designing and operating cloud-native workloads. Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases in production environments. 3+ years of experience building AI-powered applications , including ML or LLM-based systems. Experience with API-first architectures (REST, GraphQL). Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) . Strong problem-solving skills and ability to own systems end-to-end. An extra dose of awesome if... Experience with Generative AI platforms and frameworks (AWS Bedrock, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, LlamaIndex). Experience with vector databases and semantic search . Familiarity with MLOps practices , model monitoring, and evaluation frameworks. Experience working in product-driven, agile environments. Why you should apply for a job to

Cornerstone OnDemand :

Ranked as one of the 4.6/5 in overall job satisfaction 4.7/5 in supportive management 90% say women are treated fairly and equally to men 97% would recommend this company to other women 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members. See all reviews We offer Wellbeing Days (paid days off during the months of July, August, and September) so our people can focus on their wellness. The Cornerstone Family First Initiative is a one-time initiative covering reimbursement for some out-of-pocket fertility expenses. Through Maven, we provide 100% free coaching and personalized support for those navigating mid-life and menopause.