Principal AI Engineer
About this role
Lead the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring timelines, quality, and client expectations are met.
Work closely with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to gather requirements and translate them into actionable delivery plans.
Provide technical leadership in Classical AI, Generative AI and Agentic AI development
Oversee AI/ML solution architecture, model integration, and deployment pipelines.
Mentor and guide technical teams on best practices in Python, AI frameworks, and delivery management.
Ensure seamless communication between business and technical teams, managing risks and dependencies.
Be travel-ready for client workshops, project kickoffs, and on-site delivery support.
Contribute to pre-sales activities, proposal preparation, and client presentations when required.
Requirements
7+ years of experience in software delivery and technical leadership roles.
Strong expertise in Python programming and AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LangGraph).
Hands-on experience with Generative AI (LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, APIs).
Hands-on experience with Agentic Development (Claude, Codex, or Cursor) and a deep understanding of concepts like harness, context, and memory.
Company at a glance
tkxel is an AI-native technology partner helping businesses build intelligent systems for lasting business value.
Since 2008, we have helped businesses solve complex digital and operational challenges through software engineering, product development, and delivery execution. Today, that foundation is strengthened by AI, cloud, data, and cybersecurity expertise, enabling us to build solutions that are scalable, secure, and designed around real business workflows.
Our work focuses on the technology priorities businesses are navigating now: moving AI from pilots to production, using generative AI and AI agents to improve real workflows, modernizing legacy systems, automating manual processes, and building secure digital products that scale.
With 18+ years in business, tkxel brings the experience and execution depth to help businesses move from ambition to real-world execution. We are proud to be recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies, named among the 2025 Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces, and ranked among Asia’s Top 10 Inspiring Workplaces.
Our global footprint includes the United States, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, connecting client strategy with distributed engineering delivery.
We help businesses build intelligent systems to lead in the AI era.
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