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Verizon

Principal Engineer – AI/ML Engineering

Verizon

. Lead the technical vision, architectural design, and execution of agentic AI/ML solutions within Verizon Consumer Group’s AI team .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $120,500 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing scalable AI/ML solutions, with a strong focus on production-grade systems and integration with customer success platforms. Proven ability to lead technical strategy, mentor engineering teams, and ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards.

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AI/ML System DesignProduction-Grade AI/ML PipelinesCloud-Native Application DeploymentAgile Software DevelopmentTechnical Architecture Leadership

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Hard Skills
PythonAI/ML FrameworksFastAPIPydanticElasticsearchDockerCI/CD PipelinesAutomated AI EvaluationsModel Context ProtocolAsynchronous APIs
Soft Skills
CollaborationMentoringTechnical CommunicationStrategic PlanningProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
Google Cloud PlatformCloud RunCloud SQLBigQueryOpenTelemetryNew RelicArize PhoenixGalileoPegaDigital Hub
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreePhD in Computer ScienceData Science
Industry Keywords
Agentic AILarge Language ModelsCognitive FrameworksData PrivacyComplianceCustomer Service OperationsEnterprise IntegrationRetail WorkflowsIVRTransaction Safeguards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
BigQueryCloudDockerElasticSearchGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLPostgresPythonRedisSOAPSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the technical vision, architectural design, and execution of agentic AI/ML solutions within Verizon Consumer Group’s AI team
  • Drive technical strategy, research, and application of advanced agentic AI, large language models, and cognitive frameworks for consumer challenges
  • Design and implement production-grade, highly scalable AI/ML pipelines and agent architectures integrated with digital and customer success platforms
  • Collaborate with GTS Architecture, Security, and Legal teams on data privacy, compliance, and engineering rigor
  • Partner with Customer Service Operations and VCG Strategy teams to identify high-impact business applications and create technical designs
  • Develop and maintain a three-to-five-year technical roadmap for agentic systems across Verizon Consumer Group
  • Mentor engineers, establish engineering best practices, and introduce red-teaming methodologies to test system capabilities and safety boundaries
  • Translate complex technical concepts, architectures, and AI breakthroughs into executive presentations

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience
  • Six or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience
  • Three or more years of experience designing, building, and deploying production AI/ML systems at scale
  • Experience with software development methodologies, such as Agile
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative field
  • Hands-on experience building production conversational AI with Python, Google ADK, LangGraph, LangChain, or comparable frameworks, including multi-agent orchestration, stateful workflows, and enterprise tool integration
  • Experience designing and developing asynchronous APIs and services using FastAPI and Pydantic
  • Experience integrating enterprise REST, GraphQL, or SOAP services
  • Experience implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent-to-agent communication
  • Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, Elasticsearch/vector search, semantic routing, and model gateways such as LiteLLM
  • Experience deploying and operating cloud-native AI applications on GCP, including Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, and BigQuery
  • Experience using Docker and CI/CD pipelines
  • Knowledge of PostgreSQL and Redis for conversational state, persistence, and caching
  • Experience developing automated AI evaluations and regression tests, including pytest, tool-call and conversation-trajectory validation, and LLM-as-judge evaluations
  • Experience with AI observability and production troubleshooting using OpenTelemetry, New Relic, Arize Phoenix, Galileo, or comparable tools
  • Familiarity with enterprise customer-service platforms such as Pega and Digital Hub
  • Experience integrating AI into retail, IVR, billing, ordering, or retention workflows with appropriate authorization and transaction safeguards
  • Proven ability to lead technical architecture, planning, and prioritization; collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams; and deliver multiple large-scale initiatives in a dynamic, Agile environment

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance
  • AD&D insurance
  • Identity theft protection
  • Pet insurance
  • Group home and auto insurance
  • Matched 401(k) savings plan
  • Up to 8 company-paid holidays per year
  • Up to 6 personal days per year
  • Paid parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Tuition assistance
  • Premium pay opportunities, including overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, and allowances
  • Up to 15 days of vacation per year for newly hired employees, increasing with additional service
  • Other incentives
  • Hybrid work arrangement with working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office