Principal AI Machine Learning Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field 7+ years of experience in applied machine learning or AI infrastructure 3+ years of experience in a senior, staff, principal, or equivalent technical leadership role Extensive experience with LLMs - design, training, methodology, etc. Experience developing, implementing, or evaluating safety interventions for LLMs

Job Description

A global technology client of Insight Global is seeking a Principal AI/ML Engineer to join their team. This company specializes in high-performance application delivery, network security, and AI-ready infrastructure solutions for enterprises, service providers, and government organizations.

This individual will lead the technical strategy and architecture for protecting foundation models against misuse - such as jailbreaks, prompt injection, toxic outputs, and custom policy violations. In this role, you’ll apply your expertise in scalable systems design, applied machine learning, and model-level defenses to build core infrastructure that ensures AI systems behave safely and responsibly in production. You’ll set technical direction and drive architectural decisions across a broad surface area of AI safety systems - designing safety interventions, integrating evaluation workflows, and developing models and tooling that detect and prevent harmful or non-compliant behavior.

This role is permanent and will be worked hybrid on-site in San Jose, CA. We are looking to pay between $225,000-$245,000 base salary. Apply today!