Principal Software Engineer, AI
AlphaSense is seeking a visionary and hands-on Principal AI Engineer to lead the integration of advanced AI technologies into our Content portfolio. As the foundational pillar of our AI strategy, you will research, architect, and implement solutions that process and extract intelligent insights from millions of unstructured documents and multimedia files daily. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI within our company, driving innovation and excellence in our product offerings.
In this position, you will spearhead AI innovation by evaluating and prototyping cutting-edge solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), Computer Vision, and other machine learning techniques to address complex data extraction challenges. You will design and build robust, highly scalable, and cost-effective AI services and data processing pipelines capable of handling millions of documents daily with high reliability and throughput. Additionally, you will tackle real-world AI challenges, such as managing LLM latency and variance, developing sophisticated prompt engineering strategies, and building fault-tolerant systems that perform consistently. As a key technical mentor and thought leader, you will influence engineering direction across multiple teams and drive mission-critical initiatives to production.
The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building complex, data-intensive backend systems. You should possess deep expertise (5+ years) in building and scaling production-grade services using modern backend frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, Sanic, Spring Boot, or similar. Significant hands-on experience (3+ years) in the complete lifecycle of AI/ML models—from experimentation and prototyping to deploying, monitoring, and iterating on them in a high-volume cloud environment—is essential. Mastery in designing large-scale distributed systems, with strong knowledge of asynchronous patterns, streaming/queuing/caching strategies, and robust observability (logging, metrics, tracing), is also required. Exceptional communication and leadership skills are necessary to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and influence engineering direction across multiple teams without direct authority.
AlphaSense offers a competitive compensation package, including a comprehensive benefits plan with health, dental, and vision coverage, as well as generous paid time off. We provide opportunities for professional development and career growth, fostering an environment that supports continuous learning and innovation.
At AlphaSense, we are committed to creating a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We value diversity and inclusion, and we encourage collaboration and innovation across all teams. Joining AlphaSense means becoming part of a dynamic company that is shaping the future of AI-driven market intelligence.