Principal Engineer

Job Summary

Role Summary

Lead the global FDE organization responsible for client-embedded AI transformation execution. Manage technical and business FDE pods across geographies and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery.

This is NOT a delivery manager role.
This is an elite AI deployment leadership role.

--- ## Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Run global FDE staffing and rotations

• Manage utilization and deployment quality

• Lead embedded client transformation engagements

• Govern technical delivery standards

• Coordinate FDE staffing with Geo Leads

• Build scalable deployment playbooks

• Coach FDE engineers and pod leads

• Establish enterprise-grade AI deployment governance

--- ## Skill Requirements

Required Experience

• 12–16 years in AI/cloud engineering leadership

• Experience running customer-facing engineering teams

• Strong AI platform delivery background

• Enterprise architecture and transformation experience

• Ability to manage technical and business consulting pods

--- ## Other Requirements

Target Companies Tier 1

• Palantir

• OpenAI

• Anthropic

• Google Cloud

• AWS Pro Serve

• Microsoft

• Databricks

Tier 2

• Mc Kinsey Quantum Black

• BCG X

• Accenture AI

• Deloitte AI

• Slalom

• Thoughtworks