Principal Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
Technical authority responsible for shaping system architecture, architecting and scaling distributed cloud-native platforms, leading technical decisions and reviews, mentoring engineers, and applying AI/GenAI to business problems.
Summary Generated by Built In

Experience: 10 –15 years

Location: US/Cayman Islands (Remote)

Role Overview

The Polyglot Principal Engineer will act as a technical authority, shaping system

architecture and driving engineering excellence across multiple platforms and

languages.

Must-Have Skills

• Deep expertise in building and scaling complex software systems.

• Strong hands-on experience with Java and/or Python and modern software

engineering practices.

• Proven experience architecting distributed, cloud-native applications and

platforms.

• Strong system design skills with the ability to balance scalability, reliability,

maintainability, and speed.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a track record of solving complex technical

challenges.

• Experience leading technical decisions, architecture reviews, and engineering

excellence across teams.

• Exposure to AI/GenAI technologies and an interest in applying them to real-world

business problems.

• Ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and drive outcomes through

technical leadership.

Good-to-Have

• Experience building AI-powered products, platforms, or intelligent workflows.

• Familiarity with LLMs, RAG, vector search, and modern AI application patterns.

• Experience with cloud-native platform engineering, Kubernetes, DevOps, and

modernization initiatives.

• Experience operating in fast-paced product engineering or consulting

environments.

Skills Required

  • Deep expertise building and scaling complex software systems.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java and/or Python and modern software engineering practices.
  • Proven experience architecting distributed, cloud-native applications and platforms.
  • Strong system design skills balancing scalability, reliability, maintainability, and speed.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills and track record solving complex technical challenges.
  • Experience leading technical decisions, architecture reviews, and engineering excellence across teams.
  • Exposure to AI/GenAI technologies and interest in applying them to business problems.
  • Ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and drive outcomes through technical leadership.
  • Experience building AI-powered products, platforms, or intelligent workflows.
  • Familiarity with LLMs, RAG, and vector search.
  • Experience with cloud-native platform engineering, Kubernetes, and DevOps.
  • Experience operating in fast-paced product engineering or consulting environments.
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The Company
148 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

PeerIslands is an AI-native enterprise transformation partner that helps global organizations modernize by streamlining workflows and accelerating software delivery. Using its proprietary PeerAI platform, the company leverages generative AI, multi-agent orchestration, and automation. It specializes in cloud-native application modernization and data engineering, serving Fortune 100 clients in industries such as BFSI, healthcare, and telecommunications.

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