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Gap Inc.

Principal Engineer, Agent Platform

Gap Inc.

. Design and build core platform services that enable enterprise AI agent development and operations .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeUnited StatesLeadWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, with a strong focus on Python development and AI agent architectures. Capable of defining technical standards, mentoring teams, and ensuring high-quality, secure, and resilient platform services.

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Python DevelopmentLarge-Scale Distributed SystemsAI Agent ArchitecturesGoogle Cloud ServicesCloud Security

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringGenerative AI SolutionsOrchestration PatternsContext ManagementTesting MethodologiesQuality AssuranceObservabilityFault TolerancePolicy-as-CodeRetrieval Systems
Soft Skills
MentoringInfluencing Technical DirectionDriving Architectural Standards
Tools & Technologies
Vertex AIGeminiGKECloud RunBigQueryPub/Sub
Industry Keywords
AI Agent DevelopmentEnterprise AI PlatformsWorkload IdentitySecure-by-Design ArchitecturesNon-Deterministic Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
BigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and build core platform services that enable enterprise AI agent development and operations
  • Define the architecture, engineering patterns, and technical standards for the AI agent platform
  • Develop and maintain a centralized model gateway for routing, governance, resiliency, and cost management
  • Build agent runtime capabilities that support long-running workflows, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop processes
  • Design secure identity, authorization, and policy enforcement mechanisms for agents and tools
  • Establish platform capabilities for context management, memory, retrieval, and data isolation
  • Create testing, evaluation, and release frameworks that ensure agent quality, safety, and performance
  • Implement observability, auditability, and operational tooling for monitoring and troubleshooting agent behavior
  • Partner with Security, Data Governance, and Cloud Infrastructure teams to define platform controls and guardrails
  • Mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and raise engineering standards across multiple teams

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Extensive experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
  • Strong software engineering background with expert-level Python development skills
  • Hands-on experience delivering production LLM, generative AI, or agent-based solutions
  • Deep understanding of agent architectures, orchestration patterns, and enterprise AI platforms
  • Experienced with retrieval systems, embeddings, vector search, and context management strategies
  • Knowledgeable in AI evaluation, testing methodologies, and quality assurance for non-deterministic systems
  • Proficient with Google Cloud services including Vertex AI, Gemini, GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub
  • Experienced with cloud security, workload identity, OAuth, policy-as-code, and secure-by-design architectures
  • Strong understanding of distributed system reliability patterns, including resiliency, retries, observability, and fault tolerance
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction, drive adoption of architectural standards, and lead through expertise rather than authority