Principal Engineer, Software - Enterprise Automation; RPA & AI

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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.

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.

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.

• 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 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.

The Principal Engineer is a recognized technical leader in automation platform design, engineering standards, and architectural direction. This role engages regularly with VP and executive‑level stakeholders to communicate platform direction, provide technical recommendations, and influence technology decisions aligned to business objectives.

Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) solutions, automation frameworks, and platform capabilities that improve operational efficiency and support business‑critical processes.

Provide technical leadership through automation architecture reviews, engineering governance, mentoring, solution design oversight, and engineering standards development across enterprise automation initiatives.

Define and execute strategies that advance enterprise automation capabilities through reusable frameworks, orchestration improvements, API‑driven integrations, AI‑assisted engineering capabilities, and the evolution toward intelligent automation practices.

Research, evaluate, and prototype emerging automation and AI technologies that improve automation scalability, developer productivity, platform performance, and operational effectiveness.

Develop and maintain architecture documentation, automation standards, implementation guidance, governance models, and…