Principle Engineer | AI Augmentation & Engineering Systems

SUMMARY:
What if you could help redefine how software is built?
 
My client is looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the technical evolution of AI-augmented software engineering across a large-scale product development environment. This is not a management role. There are no direct reports, no HR responsibilities, and no administrative distractions. Instead, you'll be the engineer other engineers look to when solving problems that have never been solved before.
 
This opportunity is aimed at highly experienced software engineers, staff engineers, principal engineers, and technical leaders searching for developer jobs, developer vacancies, IT jobs, jobs in IT, and information technology jobs where they can have organisation-wide impact while remaining deeply hands-on.

POSITION INFO:
Job Description: As Principal Engineer, you'll be responsible for building the technical foundations that enable AI-assisted software delivery across multiple engineering teams and technology stacks. You'll design, build, and deploy the platforms, tooling, frameworks, standards, and guardrails that allow engineers to work more effectively with AI. Key responsibilities include: Designing and building AI engineering platforms, harnesses, evaluation frameworks, and developer tooling Driving AI adoption across engineering teams through reference implementations and technical enablement Creating context, retrieval, and knowledge systems that improve engineering productivity and quality Defining technical standards and best practices for AI-assisted software development Building telemetry and measurement systems that provide engineering insights at an organisational level Evaluating emerging AI platforms, models, and engineering technologies Mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical direction across multiple teams without formal authority Prototyping innovative solutions and reducing technical risk before large-scale implementation You'll influence an engineering function of approximately 150 people across engineering, product, delivery, and support while remaining a hands-on technical contributor. Skills & Experience: Minimum 10+ years' of software engineering experience with a strong track record of hands-on technical delivery Deep production experience in at least two of the following technologies: Java NET React Flutter Strong experience with: AWS and cloud-native architectures Microservices Event-driven systems API design CI\/CD engineering Practical experience building and deploying AI-powered engineering solutions. Expertise in: LLM applications Agentic workflows Retrieval and context engineering Prompt engineering AI evaluation and benchmarking AI safety and governance practices Experience building developer platforms and internal tooling Ability to influence senior stakeholders and engineering teams without line authority Exposure to regulated, high-availability, consumer-facing environments would be advantageous Qualification: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field Connect with us on and Register your CV to create a profile or to view all our Jobs in Information Technology. One of the best Developer Recruitment Agencies in Cape Town. Let us assist you with your IT careers. For Further C# Developer jobs, C++ Developer jobs, Java Developer jobs, .Net Developer careers, Angular Developer and Full stack developer jobs.