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McAfee

Principal Engineer – AI/ML

McAfee

Technical Lead Software Engineer at McAfee driving AI/ML solutions and software development. Collaborating with teams to deliver scalable applications while mentoring engineers.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudDartDistributed SystemsDockerFlutterGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCJavaJavaScriptKubernetesNoSQLPythonReactRustSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, resilient, and high-performance software solutions with a focus on agentic AI/ML capabilities.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing, deployment, and operational support.
  • Architect and build full-stack applications and services that operate on an internet scale, ensuring high availability and low latency on modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP ).
  • Drive the technical vision and strategy for AI/ML-powered features and products, translating business requirements into robust technical designs with rapid iteration and incremental delivery.
  • Mentor and guide a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration , speed, and AI-augmented productivity.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, researchers, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions aligned with business goals .
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools and practices to accelerate delivery (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, LLM-powered workflows).
  • Champion best practices in software engineering, including code quality, testing, CI/CD, and DevOps with a pragmatic, outcome-driven approach .
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly in AI/ML, agentic and LLM-based systems, multi-agent architectures, distributed systems, and cloud computing.
  • Contribute to code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decisions with hands-on involvement in implementation.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion in a technical leadership role.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale, distributed internet services.
  • Proven experience in developing and deploying agentic AI systems and AI/ML models into production environments.
  • Strong proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, Rust, C++ or similar.
  • Deep understanding of full-stack development, including front-end technologies (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, Dart, React, Flutter) and back-end technologies ( gRPC , protobuf ).
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) as a primary deployment model.
  • Advanced Cloud & K8s Infrastructure: Deep expertise in Kubernetes (Helm, ArgoCD ), advanced cloud networking (Ingress, Calico), Zero Trust Security (OPA), Service Mesh (Istio/ Linkerd ), and eBPF (Cilium) for high-performance observability and traffic management.
  • Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).
  • Demonstrated use of AI productivity tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to accelerate software development.
  • Bias for action: proven track record of fast, iterative, incremental delivery over analysis paralysis.
  • Business outcome orientation: focus on delivering value and measurable results, not just technical outputs.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and technical troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong communication , interpersonal, and leadership abilities.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment with a strong hands-on coding presence.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus Program
  • Pension and Retirement Plans
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Support for Community Involvement

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonJavaGoRustC++JavaScriptTypeScriptDartReactFlutter
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvinganalyticalinterpersonalcollaborationinnovationtechnical excellenceagilebusiness outcome orientation