Principal Engineer – AI Adoption
You will be part of our Enterprise AI engineering team to deliver horizontal AI impact across Elanco. In this role, you’ll be responsible for advancing our multi-year strategic AI roadmap, acting as a high-level consultant for product teams, and ensuring AI adoption drives tangible business value through cutting‑edge GenAI capabilities.
Your Responsibilities
- Define and execute the multi-year strategic roadmap for AI capabilities and product direction in partnership with IT leadership (CTO, Enterprise Architect, Directors) and the Enterprise AI Platform team.
- Act as a high-level consultant and lead the technical discovery phase for engineering teams and business units, guiding complex integrations, architectural decisions, and determining the best automation or AI solutions.
- Champion “API‑First” integration patterns to build reusable platform services, ensuring all engineering efforts tie to tangible customer outcomes rather than “tech for tech’s sake.”
- Establish strong relationships with Information Security, Legal, Privacy teams, and external vendors to ensure all AI implementations meet compliance, ethical standards, and leverage external capabilities effectively.
- Drive the adoption of new AI standards across teams, mentor junior engineers, and foster an empowered, problem‑solving mindset over a “feature factory” approach.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications)
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent level of experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record in a DevSecOps and Agile environment.
- Deep practical experience with RAG, LLMs, and MLOps, alongside expert proficiency in Python, React, and TypeScript.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
- Expert-level understanding of NLP, Embeddings, and Prompt Engineering.
- Significant experience with Cloud platforms (GCP or Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Experience designing and implementing data processing and document ingestion pipelines (e.g., Vertex AI, Google Cloud Fusion, or Azure Data Factory).
- Deep understanding of the SDLC, API-Centric Design, Twelve-Factor App principles, and secure-by-design authentication/authorisation protocols.
- Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive adoption and alignment.
Additional Information
Travel
Occasional travel as required by the business.
Location
Hook, UK (Hybrid – 30 days per quarter in the office).
Experience working across different time zones is required.
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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