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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Developer - AI - **Company:** Anaplan - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Artificial Neural Networks, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Azure Machine Learning, Anaplan, Software Engineering, Data Processing, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Multi-Cloud, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Free and Open-Source Software, Machine Learning Operations - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anaplan/jobs/8605938002 ## About the Role * Strong experience working within Software Engineering, Principal or Architect-level role owning systems at scale. * Deep expertise in Python and in designing and operating high-availability, production ML services. * Hands-on experience designing and operating data and analytics platforms built on technologies such as Snowflake, Iceberg, Trino, and Postgres. * Strong production experience with Kubernetes and at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure), with working familiarity across multi-cloud environments. * Demonstrated experience with MLOps tooling and patterns, including model registries, experiment tracking, and CI/CD for. * Proven ability to lead architectural strategy across multiple teams and services, balancing long-term vision with pragmatic delivery. * Strong communicator who can translate complex technical decisions into clear narratives for engineers, data scientists, product partners, and executives. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred Skills * Experience operating forecasting models in production, including gradient-boosted methods, neural networks, and constraint-based optimization solvers. * Domain background in retail, supply chain, demand planning, or financial planning. * Experience leading post-acquisition platform integration or cross-organisation architectural alignment across previously independent products. * Open-source contributions to ML infrastructure, data processing, or related ecosystems. * Advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related field. ## Description * Own the overall architecture and technical strategy for Anaplan's predictive intelligence services across multiple verticalised solutions. * Drive a unified architectural approach across disparate intelligence services, reducing duplication and establishing shared platform primitives for forecasting, model serving, and data processing. * Provide hands-on design and implementation leadership for major features and platform initiatives, including writing and reviewing critical-path code where the work demands it. * Define and oversee the MLOps strategy spanning model training, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management on Kubernetes across AWS, GCP, and Azure. * Establish and evangelize engineering best practices across services, including standards for scalability, fault tolerance, observability, and operational excellence. * Mentor senior engineers and partner closely with data scientists to elevate technical quality and shorten the path from research to production. * Partner with Product, Data Science, and Platform leadership to shape the multi-quarter technical roadmap and influence cross-organisation decisions on predictive intelligence. * Represent the AI engineering organisation in technical conversations and architectural reviews with outside teams., We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren't just words on paper - this is what drives our innovation, it's how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 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