Principal AI Software Engineer

Job#: 3047850

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy AI-powered capabilities across the SDLC, including:
• Spec Driven Development workflows that support the translation of well-formed specifications

into secure, verifiable implementations

• Assurance of AI-generated code - guardrails, policy enforcement, and verification for code

produced by AI assistants and agents

• SDLC skills and agent tooling - developer-assist skills as well as verification skills that perform

automated security checks (design review, dependency and supply-chain analysis, static/dynamic

analysis orchestration, release audit support)

• Integrate solutions with enterprise systems - source control, CI/CD, ticketing, security scanning,

identity, and internal platforms - through APIs, webhooks, and protocols such as MCP (Model Context

Protocol)

• Partner with engineering, security, product, and leadership stakeholders to define requirements,

evaluate trade-offs, and support solution adoption

• Apply sound architecture and systems design practices: well-defined service boundaries, appropriate

data models, secure defaults, observability, and extensibility

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying AI-based solutions in production environments,

with measurable business or operational impact

• Strong programming proficiency (e.g., Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, or similar) and adherence to

software engineering best practices, including testing, code quality, and maintainability

• Hands-on experience with modern AI/LLM development, including:
• Context engineering - designing what informs the models context window, including agentic

retrieval and search, memory architectures, grounding in enterprise data, and structured outputs

• Agentic system design - agent loop engineering, multi-agent and sub-agent orchestration, and

tool/function calling

• Context window management and token budgeting, including cost and latency optimization for

production workloads

• Evaluation of AI system quality, reliability, and safety
• Solid understanding of software architecture and systems design, including API design, event-driven

patterns, and data modeling for scalability and extensibility

• Experience developing and/or deploying applications with large-scale impact (broad user base, high

transaction volume, or organization-wide adoption)

• Experience integrating with multiple systems and platforms (REST/GraphQL APIs, CI/CD pipelines,

cloud services, enterprise tooling)

• Demonstrated ability to work independently across the full delivery lifecycle - requirements analysis,

solution design, implementation, deployment, and stakeholder engagement - with accountability for

results

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both

engineering and business audiences

• Working knowledge of secure development practices and experience designing solutions that meet

enterprise security and compliance requirements

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Experience applying AI within a security domain - application security, DevSecOps, code analysis,

threat modeling, firmware security or software supply-chain security

• Familiarity with secure-by-design / secure-by-default principles and relevant frameworks (e.g., OWASP,

including the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications; NIST SSDF)

• Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol), building agent skills and tools, or extending AI coding

assistants (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Devin)

• Experience with AI evaluation frameworks, guardrails, prompt/response caching strategies, and

LLMOps in production

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Round Rock, TX, US

Job Type:

Applications and Data Management

Date Posted:

August 26, 2026

Pay Range:

$70 - $85 per hour

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