Principal Engineer, Software - Enterprise Automation; RPA & AI

Position: Principal Engineer, Software - Enterprise Automation (RPA & AI)
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About the Role:

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to serve as a senior technical authority on enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) and help lead the architectural direction and continued evolution of our automation platform and ecosystem.

This role combines deep automation engineering expertise, technical leadership, and platform strategy to drive the maturation and modernization of a highly visible automation program supporting critical business operations across the organization. As the platform evolves, this engineer will play a key role in evaluating and responsibly integrating AI-assisted engineering capabilities throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

As a Principal Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor for automation architecture decisions, establish engineering standards, guide platform direction, and partner with engineering and business stakeholders-including VP and executive-level leaders-to deliver scalable, maintainable automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and accelerate delivery.

This role offers a rare opportunity to help redefine the future architecture, operating model, and technology strategy of an enterprise automation platform as it evolves toward AI-augmented engineering and intelligent automation.

Why This Role Matters

This is a high-impact role within a mature, highly visible automation program that is expanding its capabilities and incorporating AI-driven engineering practices into its delivery model.

You will shape platform architecture, automation standards, and the direction of reusable engineering frameworks while serving as a key technical voice in executive-level conversations regarding platform modernization, technology strategy, and long-term automation investments. Engineers in this role have direct visibility into business outcomes and meaningful influence over how enterprise automation capabilities evolve across the organization.

What You'll Work On

* Serve as a senior technical authority on enterprise RPA platform architecture, design patterns, and engineering standards.

* Lead the architectural evolution of enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) platforms and automation services supporting critical business workflows across multiple operational domains.

* Design and implement scalable automation solutions utilizing RPA technologies, workflow orchestration, low-code platforms, APIs, and modern software engineering practices.

* Define automation architecture standards, reusable automation frameworks, and platform components that increase delivery speed, maintainability, and operational reliability.

* Modernize existing automation capabilities by transitioning appropriate UI-driven automations toward API-first and service-oriented integration patterns.

* Guide platform decisions related to automation orchestration, bot lifecycle management, scheduling, monitoring, exception handling, and operational support.

* Provide technical recommendations and architectural guidance that inform platform investment decisions and long-term automation strategy.

* Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify high-value automation opportunities and guide long-term platform direction.

* Influence enterprise automation governance practices and architectural decision-making across automation initiatives.

* Lead the evaluation and responsible integration of AI-assisted engineering capabilities across discovery, design, development, testing, deployment, and operational support workflows.

* Mentor engineers and promote best practices in automation design, software engineering, and platform development.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for defining, governing, and advancing the enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) architecture used to automate critical business processes across the organization. The Principal Engineer is a recognized technical leader in automation platform design, engineering standards, and architectural direction.

The Principal Engineer provides technical leadership across automation platforms, orchestration frameworks, integration architectures, automation engineering standards, and operational support models. This role engages regularly with VP and executive-level stakeholders to communicate…