Principal Software Engineer – AI Data Architect

About the role

Caseware is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of its AI‑Ready Data Platform. This senior, hands‑on architect will define enterprise data architecture, modeling standards, and governance processes that enable AI capabilities across cloud offerings.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical strategy for a scalable AI‑Ready data platform, including medallion and lakehouse architectures.
• Create reference architectures, data modeling standards, and guardrails for ingestion, normalization, quality, and AI interoperability.
• Lead cross‑product data architecture initiatives such as data layer re‑architecture, schema modernization, and model evolution.
• Mentor development teams, promote best practices, and ensure high standards in data engineering and platform design.
• Collaborate with security and product teams to establish data classification, retention, tenant isolation, and access controls.
• Provide reference implementations and blueprints to accelerate adoption of AI‑Ready data products.
• Define observability standards for data quality, lineage, traceability, and data dictionary management.

Required profile

• Extensive hands‑on experience delivering data for AI workflows.
• Practical familiarity with modern LLM tooling and AI platform integration patterns.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and mentor engineers.
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance in cloud environments.

Required skills

• AI data platform design
• Data architecture (lakehouse, medallion)
• Data ingestion and normalization
• Data quality and observability
• LLM tooling and AI platform integration
• Data governance and security