Principal Engineer, Platform Engineering & AI Enablement at Alkermes, Waltham, MA
Principal Engineer, Platform Engineering & AI Enablement at Alkermes in Waltham, MA. Est. up to $200k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Alkermes is building the next generation of cloud, data, and AI capabilities to accelerate innovation across the enterprise. We are seeking a Principal Engineer to define and build the foundational platforms, automation, and engineering practices that enable secure, scalable, and reliable delivery of modern applications, analytics, and artificial intelligence solutions.
This individual will lead the engineering foundations that support enterprise AI initiatives, including large language models, generative AI applications, model lifecycle management, observability, governance, and secure deployment. The role partners with INDIGO, Security, Infrastructure, Data Analytics, and delivery teams to simplify processes, improve developer productivity, and enable cloud, data, and artificial intelligence solutions.
The role reports to the Senior Director, Emerging Technology and Engineering and follows a hybrid schedule of three days per week in the Waltham office. Success in this role will accelerate solution delivery, improve platform reliability, reduce operational overhead, and enable the secure adoption of AI technologies across Alkermes.
Platform Strategy, Architecture & Automation
- Define and deliver the enterprise platform engineering roadmap.
- Build reusable services, self-service capabilities, and standard patterns that help teams deliver solutions faster.
- Build and evolve Internal Developer Platform capabilities, self service engineering services, and standardized developer workflows.
- Automate repetitive work across cloud, data, artificial intelligence, and application delivery.
- Create tools, templates, and workflows that improve architecture intake, risk assessment, and solution reviews.
- Advise the Architecture Review Board on technical feasibility, platform fit, and risk.
Software Delivery & Developer Productivity
- Set practical standards for source control, automated build and release pipelines, testing, and infrastructure managed as code.
- Standardize deployment, configuration, and release processes across teams.
- Improve developer experience through reusable workflows, guardrails, and approved tools.
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