Granicus is hiring a Principal AI Engineer, Applications to help turn AI data and agent capabilities into secure, scalable, production-ready applications and workflows. This role owns architecture and hands-on development across the application layer, partnering with platform and business teams to deliver dependable user-facing experiences.
What you’ll do
- Architect, build, deploy, and operate full-stack internal AI applications that combine agents, trusted business data, workflow automation, and human decision-making.
- Move AI prototypes and agent capabilities into durable, repeatable workflows that teams across the business can adopt, partnering with the AI Transformation & Strategic Operations team to translate process maps, user needs, business rules, and operating constraints into applications.
- Collaborate with the Principal AI Engineer, Platform to integrate applications with Granicus systems including the lakehouse, canonical metric layer, trusted data services, reusable agents, and evaluation systems, including co-design of end-to-end system architecture and clear ownership boundaries between the data and agent platform and the app layer.
- Own application-level authentication and authorization, working with Security, Legal, Business Systems, and Engineering to translate policies and risk requirements into enforceable application controls.
- Build and maintain application and workflow integrations with enterprise systems and systems of record.
- Instrument applications to measure adoption, engagement, workflow completion, cycle time, and other operational indicators, and connect product telemetry to business outcomes in partnership with the AI Transformation & Strategic Operations team.
- Establish reusable application patterns, templates, components, APIs, and development practices to help Granicus deliver internal AI applications more quickly and consistently.
- Take responsibility for Granicus information security by preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company’s information security program.
- Ensure data privacy for employees and customers, their data, and complete all required privacy training in a timely manner according to company policies.
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including ownership of production applications.
- Experience architecting and building full-stack applications, backend services, and APIs.
- Experience integrating applications with enterprise systems of record.
- Experience implementing enterprise identity and authorization.
- Demonstrated ability to set technical direction and operate engineering work end-to-end as a senior individual contributor.
- Hands-on familiarity with LLMs, agents, or retrieval systems through production work, prototypes, or internal tools.
- Track record of translating ambiguous business problems into usable technical solutions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Technologies you’ll work with
- LLMs, agents, retrieval systems
- APIs
- Lakehouse, canonical metric layer, trusted data services
- Reusable agents, evaluation systems
- Identity and authorization
Location and compensation
- Location: Remote
- Salary: USD 165,000 - 205,000 per year
Benefits
- Flexible Time Off
- Company-Wide Wellbeing Days
- Work From Home Reimbursement
- Multiple Health Plan Options (including a 100% employer-paid plan)
- Employer HSA Contributions
- Fitness Reimbursement Program
- On-Demand Mental Health Support (Access to Headspace and other wellness tools)
- Paid Parental Leave (for both birthing and non-birthing parents)
- Traditional & Roth 401(k) (with a generous company match)
- Life & AD&D Insurance (100% employer-paid coverage)
- Online Learning Platforms
- Competitive Salary & Bonuses
Team and culture
- Remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Focus on building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space, including Employee Resource Groups.
- “Coffee with Mark” sessions to interact with the CEO on topics that include mental health, work-life balance, and current affairs.
- Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.
- Special guests join from time to time to discuss issues that impact the employee population.
Equal opportunity employer
Granicus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, military or veteran status, and any other status protected by law.
