Senior Principal, Software Development Engineering

Responsibilities

• Architect & deliver production ML/AI systems (LLMs, classical ML, reinforcement learning) that power IG workflows; design for reliability, latency, scale, and global footprint, use and contribute to APIs, Data Platform and Lakehouse datasets, and governed domain products.
• Lead agentic AI initiatives (planning, tool use, multiagent orchestration) to move from demos to production grade solutions, including agents, evaluation frameworks, safety constraints, and observability.
• Improve AI/ML Ops at scale: feature/data pipelines, model training/finetuning, evaluation, deployment, drift monitoring, rollback strategies, and model/service SLOs; help to implement rigorous experimentation and scientific process for ambiguous problems.
• Partner across IG Capabilities & PAC forums to prioritize high value use cases, sequence delivery, and communicate progress/outcomes; contribute to the IG PAC Data Subcommittee on architecture, AI controls, and capacity/demand tradeoffs.
• Mentor and elevate AI/ML knowhow and engineering craft: guide senior/principal engineers and data product creators in AI/ML design, evaluation, and operational excellence; codify standards, patterns, and playbooks that scale across IG Tech.
• Integrate third party AI responsibly: evaluate vendor models/tools, push for the optimal outcome for Capital; partner across Strategic Sourcing, Legal & Compliance, Information Security help to ensure contracts, security, and governance align with firm's needs.
• "I am the person Capital Group is looking for."
• You have 15+ years in software/ML/AI engineering with 8+ years building and operating ML systems at scale (LLMs + classical ML), across data pipelines, training/evaluation, deployment, and production reliability.
• You have demonstrated success delivering enterprise ML platforms

Benefits

Additional Information

"I can be myself at work." You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness-and we're committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace. We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community. "I can influence my income." You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You'll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses. "I can lead a full life." You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you're raising a family, you're passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we'll give you the resources that can set you up for success. Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones "I can succeed as the Senior Principal, Software Development Engineering at Capital Group." Capital Group's mission is to improve people's lives through successful investing. Within IG Tech, we are elevating AI engineering to accelerate investor outcomes across Equity, Fixed Income, Risk & Portfolio Construction, Research, and Trading. The Senior Principal, Software Development Engineering is a very senior individual contributor who will be deployed against the most complex, highest-impact problems, building, integrating, delivering production-grade AI systems (predictive, generative, and agentic), and partnering with engineering teams across IG Technologies to deliver durable business value. This person will design, build, and operate production ML systems and agentic AI workflows end-to-end - including data pipelines, modeling, evaluation, deployment, observability, and safety. They will partner closely with engineering leaders and individual contributors across IG Tech, help to set technical direction, mentor other engineers, and work hands on with quantitative researchers and product/engineering teams to translate ambiguous investment problems into reliable AI solutions aligned with IG priorities. They are expected to have strong partnerships with Product Managers, IG Capability Leads, other IG partners, GTSA, EDO, Information Security, and other Global Technology organization teams, and AIxP team, offer AI/technical advice and influence decision-making.

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