Principle Engineer - Software Development

Job Description

Hyderabad, India Chennai, India Job ID: R-1075384 Apply prior to the end date: June 16th, 2025 When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife. What you’ll be doing... This role requires a visionary technology leader who will champion the integration of Generative AI technologies into our projects. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise to drive innovation, enhance product offerings, and create efficient solutions that align with our strategic goals. Leading the technology charter for the Digital Sales experiences and solutioning using the latest technology stack infusing AI into the product development Innovating Championing the adoption of Generative AI technologies across the organization. Identifing emerging trends and opportunities in AI and propose innovative solutions. Fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation within the team. Architectural Desiging Designing and developing scalable, robust AI architectures that support generative models. Ensuring alignment of AI solutions with overall business strategy and technology frameworks. Collaborating and Stakeholder Engagement: Working closely with cross-functional teams (product management, data science, engineering) to integrate AI capabilities into products. Engaging with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure AI solutions meet business needs. Prototyping and Development Leading the prototyping of new AI solutions and pilot projects to evaluate feasibility and impact. Collaborating with data scientists and engineers to implement and refine generative models Knowledge Sharing and Training Conducting workshops and training sessions to educate team members on Generative AI technologies and best practices Sharing insights and case studies to inspire innovative thinking within the team Performance Monitoring and Improvement: Establishing metrics to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of AI solutions. Continuously assessing and optimize AI models and algorithms for better accuracy and efficiency. Compliance and Ethical Considerations: Ensuring that AI implementations adhere to ethical standards and regulatory requirements. Advocating for responsible AI practices within the organization. Developing highly-available applications and service stacks in production environments. Providing architectural oversight for systems and services Promoting, implementing, and educating about Agile software development Staying updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of development efforts with business objectives Stakeholder management to drive product life cycle end to end Driving results towards the technology aspects Improving the overall Reliability score Bringing in new ideas towards unlocking the unarticulated needs of our customers in the Digital channels infusing AI Delivering on the AGILE KPI’s and driving incremental improvements on Quality, Supply Demand Capacity, on time completion of milestones and positive business outcomes Where you'll be working... This hybrid role will have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days as set by the manager. What we’re looking for... You have the ability to define a vision and your ambitious attitude drives you to generate highly innovative ideas and take calculated risks. You develop positive relationships and innovative solutions, which makes you a productive collaborator. Customers appreciate that you take personal responsibility for their satisfaction, and team members know they can count on your commitment. You’ll need to have: Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience. Six or more years of relevant work experience. Proven experience as an AI architect or similar role, with a focus on Generative AI Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and AI frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) Technical Skills Proficiency in programming languages (Python, Java, etc.). Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and AI services. Software development experience in a diverse set of areas including scalable web applications Experience in Java/J2EE application development including experience leading a technical team in such web technologies. Experience in a DevOps software development environment. Experience migrating web applications to Cloud (AWS, Oracle Cloud or Cloud Foundry etc.) Knowledge and experience of Docker/Container technologies Exceptional communication and collaboration skills. Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset. Ability to lead and inspire teams in a fast-paced environment. Even better if you have one or more of the following: A degree in computer science or computer engineering. Evaluate and choose appropriate technologies, design patterns, and algorithms for the development of robust and scalable software solutions Innovation mindset Strong problem solving and analytical skills ability to assimilate data from varied sources, apply deductive reasoning and scientific method, make inferences, draw testable conclusions, and resolve problems. Experience in virtualization and cloud platforms. Experience in building large scale systems-management, network monitoring systems, and monitoring applications. Ability to handle teams from multiple locations and working in an onshore/offshore model. Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt it to new hardware, or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance. Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures. If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above. Where you’ll be working In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager. Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Equal Employment Opportunity Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics. Apply Now Save Saved Open sharing options Share Related Jobs Distinguish Engineer-Software Development Save Hyderabad, India, +1 other location Technology Sr Mgr-Software Development Save Hyderabad, India Technology Engineer III Specialist-AI Science Save Hyderabad, India, +2 other locations Technology Shaping the future. Connect with the best and brightest to help innovate and operate some of the world’s largest platforms and networks.