AI Engineer - Remote Opportunity
About the Company
Mitratech develops software solutions that simplify operations across Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Human Resources functions. With more than 35 years of experience, the company serves 20,000 client companies worldwide, including 30% of the Fortune 500, and supports more than 500,000 users across over 160 countries. Mitratech brings together a globally distributed team and emphasizes professional development, collaboration, innovation, and an inclusive work culture.
About the Role
Mitratech is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to provide technical leadership for a distributed engineering team developing scalable software solutions integrated with artificial intelligence. This role combines software architecture, AI-assisted development, agentic AI integration, and team mentorship. You will guide architectural decisions, design modular systems, and help developers break complex product requirements into clear engineering tasks. You will also establish effective practices for using AI tools throughout software development, including code generation, documentation, testing, and reviews. The goal is to improve development speed and quality while maintaining high standards for security, performance, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for the design, development, and deployment of AI-integrated software solutions. Design scalable, modular systems and communicate architectural decisions across services and technical domains. Apply modern software architecture principles, including domain-driven design (DDD) and microservices. Architect and develop MCPs, APIs, and AI agents that integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms. Develop and refine prompt strategies that help AI agents generate code, documentation, and tests. Use large language model (LLM) tools to automate repetitive development tasks and improve engineering efficiency. Translate high-level product goals into actionable engineering tasks suitable for both human developers and AI-assisted execution. Conduct detailed code reviews of human-written and AI-generated code, ensuring correctness, security, and performance. Mentor distributed developers on technical design, clean code practices, and effective adoption of AI development tools. Collaborate with the team to improve build and deployment pipelines through AI-enhanced code review and testing processes. Promote consistent engineering practices and support continuous improvement across the development organization.
Required Qualifications
At least 10 years of software engineering experience, with a focus on technical leadership, software design, or architecture. At least 2 years of experience working with AI/ML models in a production environment. Strong backend or full-stack development experience using Python. Demonstrated experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Devin AI, GitHub Copilot, or GPT APIs. Strong system design and task decomposition skills, particularly for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agentic AI systems. Experience leading distributed engineering teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Exposure to AI agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGPT, or AgentCore. Experience with domain-driven design, MCPs, or microservices architecture. Experience with vector or graph databases, embeddings, or other LLM infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications
A portfolio or examples of previous work demonstrating an interest in AI-driven software development. Experience working in a fast-paced SaaS or startup environment. Knowledge of the HR, Legal, or Risk industries. Salary & Benefits The anticipated annual pay range for this US-based position is $180,000–$200,000 USD. Total compensation includes eligibility for an annual bonus and US employee benefits. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k) plan with employer matching. Open paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and four annual paid global wellness days. Short-term and long-term disability insurance and group life insurance. Paid parental leave. Pet insurance. Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) options. Employee Assistance Program. Additional employee perks include remote work, career advancement and professional development opportunities, employee recognition programs, and access to LinkedIn Learning. Location and Work Arrangement This is a fully remote position open to candidates anywhere in the United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Mitratech is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. Mitratech participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify), which compares information from an employee's Form I-9 with records maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.