Principal Software Engineer, AI (Web & Data)

• Infrastructure Modernization: Lead the roadmap for migrating legacy data pipelines to AI-native architectures. You will design modern data orchestration solutions utilizing Apache Airflow, dbt, and Kafka to replace outdated batch processing with real-time, event-driven flows.
• AI-Native Web Transformation: Define the web infrastructure required for a high-agility ecosystem. Architect the evolution of our Headless CMS environments (AEM, Contentful) and modern frontend frameworks to enable automated page assembly and AI-driven UI components.
• Agentic Pipeline Development: Design and build autonomous pipelines that bridge the gap between design systems, automated component development, and publishing workflows.
• ML & Data Engineering Leadership: Establish standards for RAG, vector databases, and LLM orchestration. Provide architectural guidance for the seamless integration of AI capabilities across headless and omnichannel systems while ensuring consistency, performance, and security.
• Engineering Productivity: Champion the use of AI-assisted coding and engineering productivity tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to accelerate development cycles and optimize architectural decision-making.

• Experience: 8-10 years in software engineering, specializing in SaaS platform architecture and distributed systems design.
• Leadership & Advocacy: Excellence in technical diplomacy and stakeholder influence. Proven ability to translate complex AI/Data roadmaps into business value while mentoring senior teams and advocating for architectural best practices.
• Data Orchestration: Strong hands-on experience with Apache Airflow (or similar), Kafka, and dbt to support real-time AI applications.
• AI & Web Convergence: Proven expertise integrating LLMs into production web environments with a focus on agentic workflows and autonomous UI generation.
• Architectural Vision: Deep understanding of headless CMS, composable, and event-driven patterns that allow for programmatic content and UI generation.
• Modern Delivery: Experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes) and a deep expertise in data privacy frameworks and AI ethics.

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us. The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $152,000 - $209,000 USD

Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit:https://rewards.okta.com/can. The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between: $140,000 - $192,500 CAD

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