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# Principal Platform Integration Engineer - Central Engineering

- **Company:** Costco Wholesale Corporation
- **Location:** Issaquah, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Transformation, IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances, Decision Support Systems, Programming Tools, Middleware, XacML, Identity and Access Management, Machine Learning, OAuth, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Scripting, Multi-Agent Systems, Multi-Cloud, Apigee, AI Platforms, Api Design, Api Management
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/principal-platform-integration-engineer-central-engineering-issaquah-wa-usa-58893017

## About the Role

_ promote AI fluency, tooling, and responsible governance * Develop and document deployment, monitoring, and maintenance mechanisms * Ensure security, compliance, and adherence to enterprise standards * Drive integration patterns to support legacy data modernization and API-first strategy * Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted developer tools and improve delivery quality Tasks * 7+ years installing/configuring DataPower, Apigee, or similar tech * 7+ years deploying services or APIs * 7+ years with SAML, XACML, OAUTH security * 7+ years designing service registries and repositories * 7+ years scripting for automation * Experience with distributed hybrid multi-cloud architectures * Strong understanding of IAM patterns and security practices * Experience with ESB, middleware (WAS), and data integration patterns * Proven leadership across development lifecycles * AI fluency and experience with AI tooling siognitive governance Key requirements * paid time off * health benefits aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
98029, * 401(k) * stock purchase plan * RSU eligible * disability and life insurance

## Description

Experteer Overview As Principal Engineer you lead the design and hands-on building of Costco's unified AI Platform as a Service. You transform foundation models into a scalable, multi-tenant AI stack that powers semantic discovery, conversational intelligence, and autonomous agents across the enterprise. You balance coding core orchestration engines with platform strategy to enable secure, governed AI-enabled operations. You collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish reusable patterns and drive integration standards that support AI-readiness and data-driven decision making. This role offers the chance to shape Costco's AI Operating System and influence the future of enterprise-wide AI, security, and Compensation / Benefits * Lead architecture and hands-on development of the unified AI platform * Design and implement API management, gateways, ESB, and event-driven data flows * Collaborate with data science to expose ML models via endpoints (Google Vertex AI) * Mentor teams and promote AI fluency, tooling, and responsible governance * Develop and document deployment, monitoring, and maintenance mechanisms * Ensure security, compliance, and adherence to enterprise standards * Drive integration patterns to support legacy data modernization and API-first strategy * Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted developer tools and improve delivery quality Tasks * 7+ years installing/configuring DataPower, Apigee, or similar tech * 7+ years deploying services or APIs * 7+ years with SAML, XACML, OAUTH security * 7+ years designing service registries and repositories * 7+ years scripting for automation * Experience with distributed hybrid multi-cloud architectures * Strong understanding of IAM patterns and security practices * Experience with ESB, middleware (WAS), and data integration patterns * Proven leadership across development lifecycles * AI fluency and experience with AI tooling siognitive governance Key requirements * paid time off * health benefits (medical/dental/vision) * 401(k) * stock purchase plan * RSU eligible * disability and life insurance


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