Principal Software Engineer - AI

Job Description:Principal Software Engineer - AI

Thisrole is Office Based, Hyderabad Office.

We are seeking anaccomplished Principal Software Engineer - AI to provide technicalleadership and visionary direction for our AI initiatives. As a principalengineer, you will set the strategy, drive innovation, and solve the mostchallenging technical problems in intelligent talent technology.

In this role you will...

• Strategically architect and oversee the design, development, and deployment of complex AI-driven features within Cornerstone's Workforce Agility products including AI-Native products using Generative AI, Agentic Frameworks.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and thought leader in AI/ML space, driving best practices across teams.
• Lead research, development, and integration of state-of-the-art solutions involving NLP, recommendation systems, and generative AI.
• Establish scalable data pipelines and define standards for model evaluation and robust lifecycle management.
• Review and elevate code quality, architectural decisions, and documentation processes.
• Influence product strategy, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and present on technical direction and innovation.
• Remain at the forefront ofemerging AI technologies, shaping the roadmap and mentoring technical teams onadvanced concepts.

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with machine learning, Java, Python, and enterprise software development.
• 1-2years in developing products with Generative AI.
• Exceptional expertise in AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn), LLMs, Generative AI, and recommendation systems.
• Demonstrated experience architecting systems at scale and leading technical transformations.
• Agentic systems, familiarity with A2A and MCP.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and strategic thinking skills.