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The Senior Principal Software Engineer - AI is a senior technical expert capable of driving complex AI initiatives end-to-end and shaping PTC’s AI strategy for Codebeamer. This role brings deep experience in designing and delivering production-grade AI systems, integrating AI capabilities into enterprise products, and guiding engineering teams in adopting new technologies. The Fellow collaborates across product, engineering, architecture, and research teams to solve high-impact problems and elevate AI maturity within Codebeamer.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of AI-powered features within the Codebeamer platform
- Architect scalable machine learning pipelines, including data ingestion, preprocessing, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring
- Evaluate and integrate AI frameworks, LLMs, and emerging AI technologies into existing software systems
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities where AI adds measurable business value
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, influencing best practices and architecture decisions
- Mentor engineers, review code, and guide AI-centric solution design
- Collaborate closely with product managers to translate user needs into AI-driven capabilities
- Ensure model performance, security, reliability, and compliance standards
- Contribute to documentation, architectural artifacts, and internal knowledge sharing
Required Qualifications
- Extensive hands-on experience in AI/ML development, including NLP algorithms, LLMs, generative AI, agentic workflows, multi-agent systems, predictive modeling, or recommendation systems
- Extensive hands-on experience designing, evaluating, and scaling generative AI and agentic AI solutions across enterprise environments.
- Strong Python or Java development skills; familiarity with frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, HuggingFace, Pydantic AI, Microsoft Agent Framework
- Experience with LLM integration, Agentic systems, RAG, vector databases, and model fine-tuning
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed computing
- Prior experience leading technical initiatives or cross-functional AI/ML projects
- Strong communication skills in English; ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical audiences
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise-grade, scalable software systems
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and MLOps tooling (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker)
- Experience designing AI-driven user workflows or intelligent UI components
- Expertise in cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
- Understanding of security, compliance, and governance for AI systems
- Experience evaluating and integrating third-party AI APIs or services
- Ability to drive architectural decisions and influence AI strategy at scale
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Skills Required
- Extensive hands-on experience in AI and machine learning development, including NLP, LLMs, generative AI, agentic workflows, multi-agent systems, predictive modeling, or recommendation systems
- Extensive experience designing, evaluating, and scaling generative AI and agentic AI solutions across enterprise environments
- Strong Python or Java development skills
- Familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Hugging Face, Pydantic AI, or Microsoft Agent Framework
- Experience with LLM integration, agentic systems, RAG, vector databases, and model fine-tuning
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed computing
- Prior experience leading technical initiatives or cross-functional AI and machine learning projects
- Strong English communication skills and ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical audiences
- Experience with enterprise-grade, scalable software systems
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and MLOps tooling such as MLflow, Kubeflow, or SageMaker
- Experience designing AI-driven user workflows or intelligent UI components
- Expertise in AWS or Azure cloud environments
- Understanding of security, compliance, and governance for AI systems
- Experience evaluating and integrating third-party AI APIs or services
- Ability to drive architectural decisions and influence AI strategy at scale
PTC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PTC and has not been reviewed or approved by PTC.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options are frequently described as solid, with medical, dental, and vision plans seen as a strong component of the package. Feedback suggests overall benefits are viewed favorably and contribute meaningfully to satisfaction.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often characterized as generous, with initial allotments and holidays commonly cited as strengths. Flexibility and work-from-home options are also viewed positively and support work-life balance.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including a 401(k) with match, are seen as competitive and helpful. Feedback suggests these financial benefits bolster the perceived overall value beyond base salary.
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