tenex Verified 25h ago
Principal AI Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesAll locationsSan Jose, California, United StatesThis role will require Monday - Thursday onsite in any of our locations.Sarasota, Florida, United StatesRemote, USA, United StatesOverland Park, KS, United States Hybrid
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TypeFull-time
Work settingHybrid
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About the role
As a Principal AI Engineer at TENEX, you will be a key technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing scalable, high-performance AI systems. You will play a crucial role in shaping the architecture of our AI-driven cybersecurity solutions while mentoring engineering teams and driving technical innovation.
What you'll bring
- 10+ years of experience in software development, engineering production systems using modern programming languages (Python, Go, Rust, or Java).
- Deep knowledge of LLM architecture, prompt engineering, and Vector database workflows.
- Hands-on experience building agents, orchestration frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, Agno AGI, or custom), and evaluation harnesses.
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and event-driven systems.
- Strong fundamentals in API design (REST/gRPC) and distributed systems.
- Clear, concise communication skills and a bias for collaborative problem-solving.
- Nice-to-have
- Prior work in cybersecurity (SIEM, EDR, SOAR, or MDR).
- Experience with graph databases or security-focused knowledge graphs.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure security (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Background leading teams in high-growth startups or enterprise SaaS.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Locations
San Jose, CaliforniaThis role will require Monday - Thursday onsite in any of our locations.Sarasota, FloridaRemote, USA, United StatesOverland Park, KS