Why Praxent?

We get it. You have options. Let us tell you why we’re different. Our work is changing the world of financial services. Everyday, clients arrive with big ideas for their industry. They’re experts in their field with the vision and resources you need to change everything. All that’s left is the right team to bring that vision to life. If you’re a fast learner and you love working on a wide variety of projects, you’re going to like it here. We help our clients modernize, rather than rebuild, outdated customer-facing software applications. Our clients see a return within weeks instead of months and that’s why they choose us. 

At Praxent, we let you do your work your way. We’re a team of 160+ located throughout the United States and Central/South America. Our role is to encourage you, support you, and give you the freedom you need to thrive. Whether you’re working at home, in a coffee shop, or heck, even on your travels, we’re here to create an environment that lets you live your best life. On your terms.

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice which must be identified to the Company. Employees may live in the following locations: Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington.

Your Mission: Lead development teams to ensure sprint commitments are met

As a Principal AI Engineer, you will shape Praxent’s AI future by defining technical standards, guiding AI architecture, and enabling teams to deliver high impact AI solutions with confidence and consistency.

You will serve as a technical authority across AI initiatives partnering with sales, delivery, and governance teams to translate business goals into scalable, production ready AI systems. Through leadership, mentorship, and hands on solutioning, you will ensure Praxent remains a trusted AI partner for our clients.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Establish Technical Standards & Architecture
  • Define and maintain AI technical standards, reference architectures, prompt libraries, templates, and playbooks.
  • Support the creation and evolution of AI enabled SDLC frameworks with developers that teams can reliably apply across projects.
    
  • Lead architecture reviews and act as a quality gate for AI design decisions.
• Support Presales AI Solutioning
  • Partner with sales and delivery to design AI strategies, architectures, and proof of concepts.
  • Translate client needs into compelling technical narratives and implementation plans.
  • Serve as a trusted technical voice during early stage client engagements.
• Design & Implement MLOps Platforms
  • Architect and deploy MLOps/AIOps platforms that support model lifecycle management, evaluation, and monitoring.
  • Optimize performance, cost, and reliability across AI deployments.
  • Ensure AI solutions are secure, observable, and production ready.
• Elevate Training & Delivery Quality
  • Develop and deliver AI training programs, workshops, and internal documentation.
  • Maintain AI standards and learning content within internal platforms.
  • Mentor engineers and delivery leads on AI trade-offs, risks, and best practices.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Define AI architecture patterns and review project implementations
• Create reusable AI frameworks, prompts, and playbooks
• Support presales efforts with technical designs and client-facing explanations
• Coach teams through architectural decisions and delivery challenges
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align AI initiatives with business outcomes

Your Qualifications:

• AI & Technical Leadership: Deep experience designing and delivering AI enabled systems in production.
  
  • Strong background in MLOps, model lifecycle management, and evaluation frameworks
  • Proficiency with modern AI/ML frameworks and cloud based AI platforms
• Architecture & Delivery Experience: 8–12+ years of professional experience in software engineering and system architecture.
  • Proven ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable systems
  • In depth experience with end-to-end full stack architectures, modernizing legacy systems into scalable, cloud-ready solutions while leveraging AI/ML capabilities (e.g., LLMs, automation, intelligent workflows) to improve performance, maintainability, and business outcomes.
  • Experience improving delivery efficiency through standards and tooling
• Client & Communication Skills: Comfortable presenting complex AI concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Ability to connect AI capabilities to measurable business value
• Mentorship & Culture Building: Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and elevating team capabilities. Passion for building shared understanding and continuous improvement
• Relevant Education May include intensive programs, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Values Alignment: We Care Deeply, Always Deliver, Never Settle, Do It Together, Own the Outcome, and approach every situation with a CAN DO mentality – learn more about our Core Values and be sure to let us know which aligns most with your experience!

What You’ll Love About Us

• Stability. We've been in business for over 20 years.
• Work stays at work. We promote a healthy work/life balance to help ensure you have the time that you need. We encourage no more than a 40 hour work week.
• Great company culture. We’ve been recognized by Texas Monthly, Clutch, Comparably, and more for the quality of our workplace. Feel free to check out our rating on Glassdoor.
• We’re here to enable you. It’s your work and your career. Our management team is here to help you become who you want to be. Not to micromanage you.
• Stay Healthy. We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as wellness days. We also provide disability insurance and we even have a wellness program.
• Plan for the future. We don’t want you to work here forever. Save for retirement with an IRA and we’ll match up to 3% every year.
• We value your ideas. At Praxent, our doors are always open. Need help? Come on in. Have a vision for the future of the company? We’d love to hear it. 
• Rest and relaxation. Employees enjoy 15 days of PTO, 9 US holidays, 5 wellness days, and a closed office the last week of the year. Employees earn more PTO each year.
• You’re more than an employee, you’re a person. Every co-worker you’ll meet is committed to treating you with respect and kindness. You won’t hear stuff like, “It’s just business.”
• Family Values. Praxent provides paid parental leave.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $186,433- $214,898 + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.