Principal Product Software Engineer - AI

Our team operates with close collaboration between engineers, product managers, UX designers, and researchers. Engineers deeply understand business problems, product managers rapidly prototype ideas, and designers and researchers translate user needs into elegant, evidence-based solutions. We work in fast feedback cycles, obsess over customer value, and blur traditional role boundaries to focus on solving the right problems. We practice Agile and XP methodologies with weekly sprints, BDD/TDD practices, and pair programming with daily rotation to support high team cohesion and knowledge sharing., Build AI Agent Systems: Design and implement task-focused AI agents that assist thousands of professional's audit work. Building Document understanding and structured-data extraction systems. Leading production-grade AI services and shipping working capabilities quickly and iterating with Product & customer teams.

Cross-Portfolio Innovation: Work across TAA's product portfolio, enabling other teams while building AI solutions that can be applied to multiple products and customer segments.

Technical Leadership: Design and implement AI features using Python and modern frameworks. Build intelligent document processing, automated workflows, and AI-powered analytics with a focus on security, product experience, and scalability.

Close Collaboration: Work in Audit's collaborative model where engineers understand business problems as deeply as technical solutions, partnering closely with product managers who prototype their own ideas.

This role is ideal for a Principal Engineer with strong experience building AI agents, document intelligence systems and production-grade AI workflows and has experience with taking AI products from concept to production (0->1) ., Technical Foundation:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Equivalent
• 9+ years building software applications (experience with Python, Java or C++)
• 3+ years hands-on experience with LLMs or AI systems (NLP preferred)
• Full-stack development capabilities
• Experience with Agile/XP practices including TDD/BDD and pair programming
• Proficiency with AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar)
• Regular use of GenAI utilities (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) for development workflow

Technical Project Leadership:

• 6+ years leading complex technical projects from inception to delivery
• Experience working in startup-like environments or innovation teams
• Comfort working in collaborative, fast-paced Agile environments with weekly sprints and blurred (but aligned) role boundaries

AI/ML Experience:

• Working knowledge of AI/ML frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs)
• Experience with vector, databases and embeddings
• Understanding of prompt engineering and AI optimization

Communication Skills: Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and drive adoption of new technologies across teams., Microsoft Azure AI-102 certification is highly desired or able to get certified in first 30 days- our team is 100% certified and we value this demonstration of Azure AI expertise

• Experience with Azure AI services, Azure AI Document Intelligence, advanced AI frameworks, or multi-modal AI systems
• Background in dynamic environments like startups, innovation teams, or product-focused companies that prioritize customer co-design and rapid value delivery
• Experience with document processing, financial data analysis, or B2B professional software
• Experience with MLOps, AI governance, or cross-portfolio AI implementations, particularly in regulated/compliance-driven environments

We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds who have strong technical skills, project leadership experience, and can adapt quickly to new challenges in a customer-focused, innovation-driven environment.

$144,500.00 - $258,300.00 USD

This role is eligible for Bonus.

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

At Wolters Kluwer, our core values-Focus on Customer Success, Make it Better, Aim High and Deliver, and Win as a Team-guide everything we do. We are committed to driving success for our customers by delivering innovative solutions that exceed expectations. We continually strive to improve our processes and products, aiming for excellence in all our efforts. Collaboration and teamwork are central to our culture, enabling us to achieve great results together. Our Interview Practices To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we're getting to know you-not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process., Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.