Sandisk
Computer Software
PrincipalEngineer,SoftwareDevelopmentEngineering(Apps)
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“Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps) at Sandisk. Skills: AI/ML platform architecture, Agentic Systems Design, LLM Gateway, Distributed Systems. Co-own end-to-end architecture for Nexus platform. Drive design decisions for agentic orchestration”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure the platform scales securely and reliably; balance velocity, scalability, security, and operational maturity; translate platform vision into actionable architecture roadmaps; drive remediation; lead the platform's evolution toward stronger environment separation, observability, and incident response maturity; translate into platform capabilities
Industry & Context.
decompose ambiguous, large-scale problems; debug complex issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master's or PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field, 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, 5+ years in architecture or technical leadership roles, demonstrated impact designing and operating large-scale AI/ML, platform, or distributed systems in production, Deep proficiency in working knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript, React, at least one systems language (Go, Java, or C++), Expert-level understanding of modern AI/ML stacks: LangGraph, LangChain, LlamaIndex, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and the Hugging Face ecosystem, grasp of LLM internals, transformers, embeddings, RAG architectures, fine-tuning approaches, and evaluation methodologies, Production experience with LLM providers and gateways (Anthropic, OpenAI or equivalent), deep familiarity with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agentic design patterns, Proven ability to design distributed systems, microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, event-driven architectures, and high-throughput data pipelines, experience with Kubernetes, Docker, operating workloads in hybrid on-prem and cloud topologies, Working knowledge of relational (PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB, Elasticsearch), in-memory (Redis / Valkey), and vector databases, Solid background in enterprise security and identity: OAuth, OIDC, SSO, RBAC, secrets management, and data governance
Nice to Have
Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to influence engineering, product, and executive audiences, Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across organizational boundaries, align diverse stakeholders behind a technical direction, product sense and pragmatic judgment on tradeoffs between speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability, Track record of mentoring senior engineers, elevating overall team capability, Exceptional ability to decompose ambiguous, large-scale problems, design pragmatic architectures, debug complex issues across the AI/ML and infrastructure stack
What You'll Do.
Co-own end-to-end architecture for Nexus platform
Drive design decisions for agentic orchestration
Define multi-quarter technical direction
Architect production-grade agentic workflows
Establish patterns for tool use
Establish and evolve standards for service design
Cloud Infrastructure teams
Coach Staff and Senior engineers
Identify architectural risks early
Track advances in LLMs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with existing platform architect; Partner with InfoSec, Cloud Infrastructure, IAM, Networking, and product engineering teams; Represent the platform in enterprise architecture forums; Shepherd designs through governance processes; Coach Staff and Senior engineers on system design; Influence engineering, product, and executive audiences; Align diverse stakeholders behind a technical direction
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication
Full Job Description
Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape. Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality. Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward. We are hiring a Principal Engineer to serve as an architect for our Enterprise AI platform for engineering workflows. This role partners with the existing platform architect to set technical direction across Nexus's hybrid on-prem and cloud architecture, lead design for agentic systems, MCP ecosystem, LLM gateway, memory and knowledge layers, and ensure the platform scales securely and reliably as adoption grows across FPG. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Architecture Leadership: Co-own end-to-end architecture for the Nexus platform across hybrid on-prem and cloud environments. Drive design decisions for agentic orchestration, MCP ecosystem, LLM gateway, memory and knowledge systems, observability, and platform applications. * Technical Strategy: Define multi-quarter technical direction in partnership with engineering leadership. Translate platform vision into actionable arc
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