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AT&T

Principal Software Engineer

AT&T

. Design, develop, test, and support AI-driven automation solutions for network operations, service delivery, and operational efficiency .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timePlano • Texas • United StatesLead💰 $174,100 - $261,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing AI-driven automation solutions for network operations, with strong capabilities in programming, orchestration, and operational workflows. Proficient in collaborating across teams to enhance telecommunications systems and improve operational efficiency through innovative technologies.

Highest-signal resume keywords
AI-Driven Automation SolutionsTelecommunications Network OperationsPython ProgrammingAPIs and Microservices IntegrationOSS Platforms and Workflows

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Hard Skills
AI TechnologiesAutomation WorkflowsNetwork Lifecycle ManagementService ProvisioningOperational WorkflowsRoot-Cause AnalysisPredictive AnalyticsLog AnalysisAnomaly DetectionSoftware Development
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsTroubleshooting SkillsDocumentation SkillsCommunication SkillsCuriosity
Tools & Technologies
Linux/UnixGitContainersCI/CD PipelinesOrchestration PlatformsMonitoring SolutionsPerformance Management Solutions
Industry Keywords
OSS EcosystemsNetwork AutomationService Delivery ArchitecturesCloud-Native PlatformsSoftware-Defined Networking (SDN)

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDistributed SystemsLinuxMicroservicesPythonUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, develop, test, and support AI-driven automation solutions for network operations, service delivery, and operational efficiency
  • Develop and enhance automation workflows using APIs, orchestration platforms, enterprise systems, and AI technologies
  • Validate inventory synchronization, service orchestration, workflow execution, telemetry collection, and platform integrations
  • Build, deploy, and maintain N/N+1 lab environments supporting telecommunications platforms, automation systems, and OSS ecosystems
  • Create realistic test environments replicating production network architectures and operational workflows
  • Support software upgrades, feature validation, interoperability testing, and operational readiness initiatives
  • Onboard network infrastructure, applications, and services into automation and operational platforms
  • Validate provisioning, activation, assurance, inventory management, and lifecycle management workflows
  • Ensure connectivity, configuration accuracy, and operational data integrity across systems
  • Analyze logs, telemetry, events, and operational datasets to identify issues and improve platform performance
  • Perform root-cause analysis and collaborate across engineering teams to resolve complex integration challenges
  • Contribute to observability, monitoring, and operational intelligence initiatives
  • Support development of AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI capabilities for operational decision-making
  • Contribute to test automation, predictive analytics, log analysis, event correlation, anomaly detection, and workflow optimization
  • Evaluate emerging technologies that improve automation, visibility, and network operations
  • Develop deployment guides, validation plans, onboarding procedures, architecture documentation, troubleshooting runbooks, and operational standards
  • Share knowledge and contribute to engineering excellence across teams

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Passion for solving complex operational challenges through AI, software engineering, and automation
  • Strong understanding of telecommunications network operations and modern OSS ecosystems
  • Experience collaborating across software engineering, network architecture, operations, and platform teams
  • Ability to translate business and operational requirements into scalable automation solutions
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
  • Curiosity to evaluate emerging AI and automation technologies
  • Experience working with telecommunications network environments, including IP, transport, optical, wireless, or service delivery architectures
  • Knowledge of OSS platforms, network lifecycle management, service provisioning, activation, inventory, assurance, and operational workflows
  • Understanding of network automation, orchestration, controller-based architectures, and operational support systems
  • Familiarity with network observability, telemetry, monitoring, and performance management solutions
  • Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages used for automation, testing, and analytics
  • Experience with APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and enterprise platform integrations
  • Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix environments, Git, containers, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks
  • Experience developing, testing, and maintaining scalable software-based solutions
  • Knowledge of AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI, intelligent automation, or advanced analytics solutions
  • Experience applying AI to operational use cases such as automation, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, or workflow optimization
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical discipline
  • Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered
  • Preferred: experience supporting telecommunications service providers, network operators, or large-scale enterprise network environments
  • Preferred: experience with OSS modernization, network transformation, cloud-native platforms, or autonomous network initiatives
  • Preferred: exposure to software-defined networking (SDN), network orchestration, observability platforms, and AI-powered operations

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Caregiver Leave
  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
  • Adoption Reimbursement
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Extensive employee wellness programs
  • Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone