Principal Software Engineer ( Senior Architect )

• Establish the technical vision and architectural foundations for generative AI platforms.
• Lead design and implementation of large-scale AI systems that push technical boundaries.
• Build and optimize scalable, high-performance inference pipelines.
• Construct distributed AI systems capable of high-throughput workloads.
• Mentor engineering leaders and senior engineers to elevate technical capabilities.
• Identify and solve systemic engineering challenges across model training, deployment, and monitoring.
• Establish technical standards, best practices, and architectural patterns for AI engineering.
• Drive technical alignment with product management and UX on roadmap and deliverables.

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (preferred) with 12-15 years of software development experience, including a minimum of 3 years as a software architect.
• Strong programming experience in Enterprise Python or Java, Spring Boot, and microservices-based architecture.
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, deploying, and maintaining enterprise cloud solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with event-driven architecture using Kafka, Spark or similar technologies.
• Hands-on development skills combined with architecture/design experience; continued direct software development is expected.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud-native architecture, distributed microservices, multi-tenant SaaS, and cloud scalability, performance, and high availability.
• Experience with API management and designing/consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with tools such as Spring Boot, OAuth, REST, GraphQL, Hibernate, NoSQL, RDBMS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and React.
• Experience in DevOps, infrastructure-as-code, and infrastructure automation.
• Solid understanding of secure architectures, configuration, identity management, RBAC, authentication/authorization, and data encryption.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and strategic thinking abilities.

Technical Environment

• Languages & Tools: Python, GitHub, Node.js, React.js, GitHub Actions, Codacy, GitHub Advanced Security, Black Duck Hub, BlazeMeter, Artifactory, Ansible, Docker.
• Architecture: Scalable, resilient, event-driven, secure multi-tenant microservices.
• Cloud: Microsoft Azure (ARM templates, AKS, VNET, Event Hub, Azure AD).
• Frameworks & Others: Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Spark, NoSQL, RDBMS, Spring Boot, Snowflake.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Flexible Time Off
• Corporate Fitness Program
• Voluntary benefits - Legal Plans, Accident & Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, and more

EEO Statement

Blue Yonder is a leading AI-driven global supply chain solutions company focused on generative AI, microservices, and cloud-native architecture. The role leads product engineering teams to design, develop, and deploy AI-driven solutions across the organization.