TAMPA DATA & AIÂ RECRUITMENT
OVERVIEW
Harnham Data Recruitment is a premier recruitment agency specializing in AI and data-driven roles in Tampa, a city rapidly becoming a significant hub for tech and AI innovation. Tampa’s technology sector has experienced a 30% growth in recent years, with projections showing 3,700 new tech jobs by 2027, making it an exciting time for AI talent in the region. As a leader in AI recruitment, we connect businesses with the best-fit candidates who can drive innovation through cutting-edge AI technologies. Our recruitment services cater to businesses seeking talent across both emerging AI fields and traditional data science sectors.
We are experts in AI and data recruitment, with a team highly skilled in identifying exceptional talent across industries. Whether you’re seeking professionals in machine learning, AI-powered applications, or business data roles, we ensure your hiring needs are met with precision. From downtown Tampa to St. Petersburg and the broader Tampa Bay area, we've built an extensive network within both the tech and business communities. We also connect with students from local institutions like the University of South Florida and Miami International University of Art & Design.
Our recruitment consultants act as industry insiders in the AI and data recruitment landscape, leveraging deep insights to match you with the most qualified candidates. Whether you're enhancing customer experiences or optimizing business processes, Harnham is your trusted partner in finding ideal candidates who can leverage AI technologies to propel your business forward.
DATA & AI RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING
HOW WE DO IT
Just like the Data & AI professionals we place, Harnham use tried and tested models in our recruitment processes.
At Harnham, we understand the complexities of AI-driven solutions and the significance of aligning the right talent with your organization’s needs. Whether it’s reinforcement learning, unsupervised learning, or generative AI tools, our consultants work closely with you to ensure potential hires possess the right expertise for your needs.
We leverage our deep understanding of the AI field to help you make informed decisions. By conducting extensive reference checks and ensuring cultural alignment, we ensure that each hire contributes to your long-term success. With our proactive approach, we focus on fostering a collaborative learning environment, ensuring both clients and candidates benefit from successful placements.
Our recruitment process includes identifying the key skills required for specific roles, such as proficiency in AI-powered tools, predictive analytics, and advanced machine learning models. Whether you're based in Tampa, St. Petersburg, or the wider Tampa Bay area, our AI recruitment services provide comprehensive solutions tailored to your business goals.
WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER TAMPA DATA RECRUITMENT AGENCIES?
What sets Harnham's Data and AI Recruitment apart from other agencies in Tampa, is our extensive experience in the Data & AI industries as we've been in them for so many years. Our Tampa Data & AI Recruitment team are well informed. Offering insider knowledge, and a wealth of experience.
We bring that unique blend of expertise and insights to the Data & AI recruitment market in Tampa. Our team not only recruits the best AI talent but also ensures candidates are prepared for the practical applications of artificial intelligence in business. We focus on both academic qualifications and hands-on experience, ensuring candidates are equipped for real-world applications like AI-powered decision-making and business intelligence.
Tampa's tech scene is thriving, and our clients benefit from this dynamic environment, with organizations like Tampa Bay Wave and Tampa Bay Tech helping to foster a community of innovative companies. Whether you're hiring for roles in AI-powered automation, machine learning, or predictive analytics, we provide access to a range of tools and resources to guide your hiring process.
Harnham is recognized for its ability to match qualified candidates with organizations looking to innovate in the AI sector. We understand that successful AI recruitment is about more than just filling a vacancy—it’s about aligning your company culture with candidates who will contribute to your business’s success. Tampa’s growing business community, supported by organizations such as the Miami AI Club, ensures a continuous influx of talented professionals eager to drive business breakthroughs.
DATA AND AI RECRUITMENT FOR TAMPA BUSINESSES: WHAT TO EXPECT
When you partner with Harnham for AI recruitment in Tampa, you’ll receive an in-depth consultation to define your hiring needs. From the interview process to onboarding, we ensure every step aligns with your company culture. Our goal is to help you hire professionals who not only bring technical expertise but also understand the nuances of your business operations.
We specialize in recruiting for data-driven roles that focus on generative AI tools, reinforcement learning, and other advanced AI technologies. In addition, we also cover traditional data roles like data science and business analysis. Leveraging our extensive network of top-tier AI professionals, we ensure that every candidate we place brings the right experience and skills to elevate your business. Tampa’s rich diversity, including students and professionals from institutions like Miami Dade College and University of Miami, provides a great pipeline for AI talent.
If you’re looking for AI talent that will impact your organization’s success, Harnham provides the best-suited candidates for your needs. Whether you're in Tampa, St. Petersburg, or the wider Bay Area, our recruitment team is here to connect you with professionals who can bring innovation and actionable insights to your business.
WHY CHOOSE TAMPA FOR YOUR AI RECRUITMENT NEEDS?
Tampa is rapidly emerging as a key player in the AI and tech community, with a thriving business ecosystem and a forward-thinking approach to innovation. With more top institutions beyond Miami Dade College and the University of Miami like the University of South Florida. There are also several tech-focused accelerators like Tampa Bay Wave, the city offers a growing talent pool of AI professionals. Tampa’s mastermind business breakthrough mentality is reflected in its expanding technology sector, where key companies such as PwC, Maxar Technologies, and MetLife are establishing strong presences.
In addition, the recent expansion of TheIncLab into Tampa is a great indicator of the city's commitment to AI and cybersecurity innovation. These developments make Tampa an exciting place to find forward-thinking professionals who are driving the future of AI. For businesses looking to integrate AI solutions into their operations, Tampa offers exciting opportunities to collaborate with top talent in the field.
JOBS
LATEST TAMPA
DATA JOBS
Harnham are a specialist Data & AI Recruitment business with teams that only focus on niche areas.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Tampa
$140000 - $190000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentTampa, Florida
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
$140,000-$190,000
Overview
A growing healthcare-focused technology organisation is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to help expand and support enterprise AI and machine learning capabilities. This role combines machine learning engineering, MLOps, cloud infrastructure, and generative AI operations.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience deploying, monitoring, and scaling production machine learning systems and is comfortable supporting both traditional ML models and modern large language model (LLM) applications. This position is focused on operational excellence, reliability, scalability, and measurable business outcomes rather than research.
Key Responsibilities
- Machine Learning Engineering & Platform Development
- Design, build, and maintain production-grade machine learning systems.
- Deploy and support machine learning models in live environments.
- Develop scalable training and inference workflows.
- Improve system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
- Partner with data science teams to productionise models and analytics solutions.
- MLOps & Infrastructure
- Develop and maintain feature engineering pipelines.
- Build and enhance workflow orchestration solutions.
- Establish best practices for model deployment and lifecycle management.
- Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting frameworks.
- Support model governance and operational compliance requirements.
- Generative AI & LLM Operations
- Deploy and maintain applications powered by large language models.
- Monitor model performance, quality, and reliability.
- Optimise prompts, inference processes, and operational workflows.
- Support cloud-hosted foundation model services.
- Implement improvements that enhance model effectiveness and user experience.
- Business Impact
- Contribute to predictive and decision-support solutions within healthcare and life sciences domains.
- Support projects involving optimisation, forecasting, classification, and recommendation systems.
- Deliver scalable solutions that create measurable value for end users and stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Technical Skills
- Strong Python development experience.
- Advanced SQL proficiency.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
- Experience with machine learning platforms such as SageMaker.
- Experience using cloud-based LLM and foundation model services.
- DBT experience.
- Workflow orchestration experience with Prefect or similar platforms such as Airflow.
- Experience
- Approximately 6+ years of Machine Learning Engineering experience.
- Proven experience deploying machine learning models into production.
- Experience supporting model training and inference workloads.
- Strong model monitoring and observability experience.
- Ownership of MLOps processes and production ML environments.
- Experience designing and maintaining feature engineering pipelines.
- Infrastructure-focused engineering mindset with strong software engineering practices.
- Healthcare industry experience is required, including familiarity with:
- Regulated environments.
- Compliance and security requirements.
- Model governance practices.
- Responsible AI considerations, including fairness and bias mitigation.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building ML-powered products used by external customers.
- Experience supporting models after deployment in production environments.
- Exposure to both traditional machine learning and LLM-based applications.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable business results through machine learning solutions.

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Senior Marketing Data Scientist
Miami, FL
$120000 - $150000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentMiami, Florida
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Senior Marketing Data Scientist
Location: Miami, FL (Preferred) | Salt Lake City, UT | Plano, TX
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Compensation: Competitive base + bonus, dependent on experience
The Opportunity
We’re partnering with a highly profitable, founder-led fintech company looking for a Senior Marketing Data Scientist to help scale its marketing analytics capabilities and drive smarter customer acquisition decisions.
This is an opportunity to go beyond traditional marketing reporting, connecting paid media performance to customer acquisition, funded deals, credit performance, and profitability. You’ll work with marketing and financial datasets, influence marketing investment decisions, and partner closely with leadership in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment.
What You’ll Do
- Analyze paid acquisition performance across channels, particularly Google Ads and Meta, to optimize marketing spend and ROI.
- Own full-funnel analytics, connecting campaign performance and lead generation to funded customers, acquisition quality, and downstream business outcomes.
- Develop and enhance marketing attribution, measurement frameworks, and customer acquisition models.
- Design and evaluate A/B tests and experiments to measure marketing effectiveness and identify growth opportunities.
- Leverage SQL, Python, and statistical techniques to uncover insights, build scalable reporting, and support commercial decision-making.
- Partner with marketing, credit, product, and analytics stakeholders to translate data into actionable recommendations.
What We’re Looking For
- 4-7+ years in Marketing Analytics, Marketing Data Science, Growth Analytics, or Performance Analytics.
- Strong SQL and hands-on Python experience.
- Deep understanding of paid media analytics, particularly Google Ads and Meta.
- Experience with customer acquisition funnels, conversion analysis, attribution, and experimentation.
- Strong analytical and statistical skills with the ability to communicate findings to business stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA), or incrementality testing.
- Background in fintech, lending, insurance, or subscription-based businesses.
- Exposure to customer profitability, credit analytics, GA4, or modern cloud data platforms.
Why Join?
- Join a profitable, founder-led fintech investing in its growing data and analytics function.
- Work across marketing, financial, and customer datasets rather than traditional siloed marketing analytics.
- Influence strategic growth decisions with direct exposure to senior leadership.
- Enjoy a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with significant ownership and opportunities for impact.

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Senior Credit Risk Analyst – Cashflow Data Scientist
Miami
$105013.5 - $147018.9
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentMiami, Florida
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Senior Credit Risk Analyst – Cashflow Data Scientist
Miami (Hybrid)
Circa $140,000 + Bonus
I’m partnered with a profitable fintech lender that has built one of the most extensive SMB cash flow datasets in its market.
They’ve invested heavily in connected-account data and now sit on millions of bank transactions across funded merchants, declined applicants and broader prospect populations. The challenge? They’re only scratching the surface of what’s possible.
They’re looking for a Senior Analyst or Data Scientist to become the internal expert for transactional/open banking data and drive projects spanning credit risk, marketing and pricing:
- Marketing and Pre-Approved Offers
- Credit underwriting enhancement
- Pricing optimisation
- Portfolio monitoring & early warning systems
- Growth analytics
- Proactive renewals and Credit Line Increase
- AI-enabled analytical workflows
This isn’t a reporting role. You’ll partner directly with senior leadership to answer questions such as:
- Which merchants should we be approving or approving faster?
- Which portfolio segments are deteriorating before losses emerge?
- Where are we mispriced?
- What signals can drive growth that competitors are missing?
What we’re looking for:
✅ 2+ years working with Plaid, open banking or transactional banking data
✅ Strong SQL and Python
✅ Experience building features from transaction-level data
✅ Analytics experience within lending, fintech, credit, risk or adjacent sectors
✅ Ability to translate analysis into commercial decisions
Nice to have:
- Small business lending
- Machine Learning
- Portfolio monitoring
- Credit analytics
- AI/LLM tooling experience
The hiring manager is specifically interested in people who have used transactional data creatively, not just for risk, but also for growth, sales enablement and customer intelligence.
If you’ve worked with Plaid, Yodlee, DecisionLogic, MX, Finicity or similar datasets and enjoy turning messy financial behaviour into actionable business decisions, I’d be keen to speak.

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Senior Applied AI Engineer
New York
$243394 - $365091
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentUSA
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Applied AI Engineer, Product and Delivery | Hybrid Portland, ME or Remote (East Coast / Chicago) | $225,000 to $275,000 plus equity
Most AI job ads ask for an engineer who can tolerate the business. This one is the reverse.
We are hiring someone whose core strength is problem solving and commercial judgement, and who has started building with AI rather than just talking about it. If you are the person on your team who takes a vague question from an operator, works out what actually needs answering, and has recently been prototyping your own tooling with LLMs, read on.
The Company
A newly independent company, spun out of the value creation team of a private equity firm. Its proprietary platform builds a digital twin of an organisation, simulating its people, processes and systems to produce an actionable roadmap for AI-driven value creation. The founding team comes from quantitative finance, top-tier strategy consulting and leading analytics and technology firms. The work is evidence-based, auditable and used by investors and management teams to make real decisions about real businesses.
This is a founding-stage team. You will shape what gets built.
The Role
You sit between the consultants and analysts doing client work and the engineers building the product. Your job is to close the gap between them.
- Sit with consultants and data analysts, watch the work, and find where it is slow, manual or error-prone
- Take an ambiguous business problem and sharpen it into a requirement someone can build against
- Design and build LLM-powered prototypes to test whether an idea is worth pursuing
- Define what a good output looks like and build the checks that prove it
- Partner with software engineers to productionise what works, and drive adoption into the delivery workflow
- Lead design reviews and mentor the analysts and engineers building alongside you
- Track new models, frameworks and agentic tooling, and form a view on what is worth adopting
What We Are Looking For
The non-negotiables:
- Problem solving. You scope ruthlessly. You know the difference between the analysis that is complete and the analysis that is sufficient, and you ship the second one
- Business acumen. You understand how an operational change shows up in the numbers. P&L, EBITDA, labour cost. You can connect a technical output to a client’s investment thesis
- Operator exposure. You have worked directly with the people running a business, not adjacent to them. Your work changed what someone did on Monday
- Quality instinct. You check your own work by reflex. You can tell us about a time you caught something before it went out, and what you changed afterwards
- Strong SQL and the ability to build, not just specify
Big plus:
- Applied AI experience, at any depth. Internal tools, automated workflows, agent prototypes, LLM-assisted analysis. What matters is that you have built something real and learned where it falls over
- Python
- Fluency with agentic development tooling such as Claude Code, subagents and custom skills
- LangChain, LangGraph or similar orchestration frameworks
- Experience with LLM-as-judge evaluation patterns
- Consulting, private equity or another deadline-driven client-service background
- Forward-deployed or solutions work where you built something for one customer and then generalised it into product
You do not need a background as a machine learning engineer. Data analysts, analytics leads, business operations people, consultants and value creation professionals who have started building with AI are exactly who we want to hear from.
What Is On Offer
- Cash compensation of $225,000 to $275,000
- Equity in a newly independent business at the point of spin-out
- Hybrid in Portland, ME preferred, with fully remote considered for candidates on the East Coast or in Chicago
- Direct influence over the product and the technical direction, on a team small enough that your judgement carries
How to Apply
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer (VLM)
$200000 - $230000
+ Computer Vision
PermanentUSA
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Fully Remote, United States | $200,000 to $230,000 base plus equity and benefits
This is a high impact opportunity to shape how Vision Language Models are applied in real world, production grade systems. You will play a central role in building and scaling VLM driven intelligence that connects edge devices with cloud based reasoning, influencing both technical direction and product outcomes in a fast moving environment.
The Company
They are a technology led organisation building intelligent, connected solutions that blend advanced machine learning with real world operational workflows. Their platform is designed to turn complex visual data into actionable insights at scale. The team brings together expertise across machine learning, computer vision, embedded systems and data science, with a strong focus on building systems that perform reliably in production.
The Role
- Own the design and development of cloud based Vision Language Model pipelines used for large scale labelling and annotation
- Drive decisions on what visual signals, metadata and contextual information are captured from edge devices to maximise VLM performance
- Build and evaluate end to end inference systems, including prompt design, fine tuning strategies and model benchmarking
- Partner closely with embedded systems, computer vision and data science teams to close the loop between devices and cloud intelligence
- Stay at the forefront of the VLM landscape, assessing and integrating commercial and open source models as capabilities evolve
Your Skills and Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a machine learning engineer working with computer vision, LLMs or Vision Language Models
- Hands on experience evaluating, fine tuning or deploying VLMs in production environments
- Deep understanding of how edge constraints such as bandwidth, latency and compute influence model design
- Proficiency with Python, PyTorch and modern cloud based inference and evaluation tooling
- Practical expertise in prompt engineering and model evaluation, with a focus on measurable performance improvements
- Comfortable owning problems end to end and collaborating across hardware and software teams
What They Offer
- Competitive base salary of $200,000 to $230,000 plus equity
- Fully remote working across the United States
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision cover
- Flexible paid time off and a strong culture of autonomy and trust
- The opportunity to be a technical leader in the application of Vision Language Models at scale
How to Apply
If you are excited by the challenge of building production grade VLM systems with real world impact, apply now to learn more about this opportunity.

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Principal Data Scientist
$200000 - $220000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentUSA
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Principal Data Scientist
Remote | Salary up to $220,000 + 15% bonus
This is an opportunity to step into a senior, high-impact Principal Data Scientist role where you will shape the direction of advanced AI and data science initiatives at scale. You will work on commercially meaningful problems, leveraging cutting-edge techniques including generative AI, while influencing both strategy and delivery across a globally recognised platform.
The Company
They are a well-established, innovation-led organisation focused on delivering data-driven products at scale. With a strong investment in AI and advanced analytics, they partner closely across product, engineering, and design to create impactful, user-focused solutions. Their teams are highly collaborative and operate in a modern, fully remote environment that encourages autonomy and technical excellence.
The Role
- Lead the design and implementation of advanced data science and AI solutions aligned to business objectives
- Provide technical leadership across complex projects, setting direction and best practice for modelling and deployment
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify opportunities and define requirements
- Apply generative AI and other advanced methodologies to solve real-world problems
- Translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders
- Oversee project timelines and ensure successful delivery across multiple workstreams
Your Skills and Experience
- Strong commercial experience in data science and machine learning, with recognised expertise in a specialist area
- Deep understanding of production-level AI systems and recent exposure to generative AI techniques
- Proven ability to lead complex projects end to end, from concept through to deployment
- Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, or business teams
- Clear and collaborative communication style, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Background in a quantitative or technical field such as Data Science, AI, Mathematics, or similar
What They Offer
- Salary up to $220,000 with a 15% performance bonus
- Fully remote working with flexibility and autonomy
- Opportunity to work on high-impact AI initiatives at scale
- Collaborative, forward-thinking technical environment
- Clear scope for progression into broader technical or strategic leadership roles
How to Apply
If you’re interested in exploring this Principal Data Scientist opportunity, apply now for a confidential discussion.

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Senior AI Engineer
$180000 - $220000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentUSA
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Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Systems
Remote (US) $150,000 to $220,000 + Bonus + Equity
This is an opportunity to join an AI-first technology company building sophisticated agentic systems that automate complex business workflows. You’ll play a key role in shaping both customer-facing AI capabilities and the internal engineering practices that enable teams to build faster, smarter, and more effectively.
The Company
They are an innovative software business leveraging advanced AI and autonomous systems to transform how organisations manage complex operational workflows. Their platform combines proprietary intelligence, enterprise data integration, and agent orchestration to deliver highly automated outcomes at scale. With a remote-first culture and a strong engineering focus, they offer an environment where technical expertise has a direct impact on product direction and business growth.
The Role
As a Senior AI Engineer, you will:
- Design and develop agentic workflows, autonomous systems, and AI-powered product features
- Build orchestration frameworks, tool integrations, and multi-step agent capabilities
- Create robust evaluation, monitoring, guardrail, and observability frameworks for production AI systems
- Collaborate with Product teams to translate complex business processes into reliable agent-driven solutions
- Integrate AI workflows with enterprise platforms, data systems, and third-party technologies
- Own the full software development lifecycle from design through deployment and optimisation
- Contribute to architecture decisions and technical strategy across the engineering function
- Champion the effective use of AI-assisted development tools and help establish engineering best practices
- Work closely with a high-performing team to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial software engineering experience with expertise across distributed systems, APIs, and scalable application development
- Proven experience building applications using LLMs, AI agents, orchestration frameworks, or autonomous workflows
- Experience designing and deploying production-grade AI systems with a focus on reliability and performance
- Knowledge of agent tooling, tool use frameworks, MCP, or similar integration approaches
- Ability to work across the full development lifecycle and take ownership of complex technical initiatives
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating within remote or distributed teams
- Curiosity about emerging AI technologies and a passion for applying them to solve real-world challenges
Desirable experience includes:
- Exposure to marketing technology, advertising technology, media platforms, or customer data ecosystems
- Experience integrating with enterprise data platforms, cloud data warehouses, or third-party APIs
- Familiarity with LangChain or similar agent orchestration frameworks
- Experience evaluating or running local and self-hosted LLM environments
What They Offer
- Competitive base salary
- Equity participation
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Fully remote working across the US
- Access to collaborative office space for those who prefer a hybrid environment
- The opportunity to influence product strategy and engineering standards
- Exposure to cutting-edge AI and agentic system development
- Clear opportunities for professional growth within a rapidly evolving technology environment
How to Apply
If you’re excited by the future of agentic software engineering and want to build AI systems that have a tangible impact, apply today to learn more about this opportunity.

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Machine Learning Engineering Manager
$200000 - $240000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentUSA
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Machine Learning Engineering Manager
USA Remote $200,000 – $230,000 base + bonus + equity
A high-impact Machine Learning Engineering role focused on building and scaling production systems for real-time decisioning. You will manage a team of 4 and own end-to-end ML pipelines, working on models that directly drive commercial outcomes at scale, as well as contribute to ML research within the AI Lab.
The Company
They are a fast-growing technology business operating in the e-commerce and payments space, processing large volumes of real-time transactions. Machine learning sits at the core of their product, with strong investment in infrastructure and experimentation. Teams own services end to end, enabling engineers to drive meaningful technical impact.
The Role
* Build and deploy production-grade ML models for real-time systems
* Design scalable ML pipelines and infrastructure for high-throughput environments
* Develop offline experimentation and evaluation frameworks
* Improve model performance through statistical methods and feature engineering
* Work with distributed systems and large-scale data processing
* Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver ML solutions aligned to business needs
* Own the full lifecycle from experimentation to production and monitoring
Your Skills & Experience
* Strong commercial experience in Machine Learning Engineering
* Expertise in Python, SQL, and distributed frameworks such as Spark
* Deep understanding of model evaluation, experimentation, and statistics
* Experience building scalable ML systems from first principles
* Team leadership experience
What They Offer
* $200,000 – $240,000 base salary + bonus + equity
* Fully remote working in the US
* Unlimited paid time off and flexible working
* Comprehensive health and financial benefits, including 401k
* Learning budget and clear ownership of high-impact systems
How to Apply
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Principal AI Engineer
$250000 - $300000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentUSA
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Principal Software Engineer
Remote (US East Coast preferred) | Up to $300,000 Total Cash Compensation + Equity
A great opportunity to join an early-stage AI software business at a defining point in its growth. As the senior technical leader within a small but rapidly expanding engineering function, you will have significant influence over architecture, engineering standards, product direction, and team development while remaining deeply hands-on in the code.
The Company
They are a profitable AI business helping organisations identify practical, high-impact opportunities for AI adoption and transformation. Their flagship platform combines data, process modelling, and AI technologies to create digital representations of organisations, enabling leaders to make more informed operational and investment decisions.
The Role
This Principal Software Engineer role is best suited to a hands-on technical leader who enjoys building, mentoring, and solving complex engineering challenges.
You will:
- Lead the architecture, development, and scaling of a cloud-native AI platform
- Act as the senior technical contributor across a multi-disciplinary team of software engineers, data engineers, and data scientists
- Drive engineering best practices, software quality, and code review standards
- Build and deploy production-grade AI and LLM-powered applications
- Own technical decision-making across application architecture, infrastructure, and platform scalability
- Partner closely with product and business stakeholders to deliver commercially valuable solutions
- Play a key role in shaping the future engineering organisation as headcount grows
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience building software applications in Python
- Experience as a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Technical Lead, Founding Engineer, or similar senior individual contributor role
- Proven track record delivering production AI or LLM-based applications beyond experimentation or proof-of-concept work
- Experience with modern LLM frameworks and orchestration tooling such as LangChain, LangGraph, or similar technologies
- Strong understanding of multi-model AI environments and working with leading foundation model providers
- Experience owning cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, ideally within Google Cloud Platform
- Knowledge of services such as Cloud Run, BigQuery, IAM, containerisation, and CI/CD tooling
- Experience working within startup, or other lean engineering environments
- Interest in AI adoption, automation, analytics, or operational transformation projects
What They Offer
- Up to $300,000 total cash compensation including bonus
- High levels of ownership and technical influence
- Opportunity to shape engineering culture, processes, and platform architecture
- Greenfield environment with modern technologies and no legacy estate
- Clear career progression as the engineering organisation scales
How to Apply
If you are a hands-on Principal Software Engineer with strong Python expertise, production LLM experience, and a passion for building and mentoring within a growing AI business, please apply for a confidential discussion.

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