Principal AI Engineer: Agentic AI & LLM Systems
ApTask
New York, NY · Posted October 24, 2026
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...ApTask in New York City is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to design, build, and productionize enterprise-scale Agentic AI, Generative AI, and LLM- powered systems. This is a hands-on leadership role spanning architecture, data pipelines, deployment, and observability....