AI/GenAI Principal Technologist

Join Blue Origin as an AI/GenAI Principal Technologist

At Blue Origin, we are on a mission to build a road to space for the benefit of Earth. Our team is focused on radically reducing the cost of access to space and harnessing its vast resources. We are looking for a top-notch AI/GenAI Principal Technologist to join our GenAI & Smart Factory organization, which is driving manufacturing automation, RPA, machine learning, and the implementation of useful tools and software to drive efficiency throughout the company.

What You’ll Do

• Provide strong technical leadership with a focus on building systems and continuous testing.
• Invent new tools that enable workforce multiplication and autonomous agent execution.
• Work closely with Blue Origin teams to understand their development workflows and challenges, driving solutions tailored to business-specific needs.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and deployment of successful internet-scale systems and services in support of our manufacturing, design, and flight operations.
• Create secure, scalable, and low-latency services and efficient physical processes.
• Collaborate with multifunctional teams to deliver on demanding projects.
• Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions.
• Share knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system, and architecture.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional experience in software engineering and AI development.
• 7 years of recent active AI/ML research in the industry, preferably in aerospace manufacturing.
• 2+ years in Large Language Model (LLM) implementation and usage.
• Expertise in writing software in languages like Python and JavaScript.
• Experience with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and API development.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired Skills

• Experience leading the development of sophisticated software systems.
• Experience mentoring junior software engineers and data scientists.
• Full stack experience from frontend user interfaces to backend systems.
• Deep experience in AI & ML models, with experience in AWS Rekognition, Bedrock, Kendra, Data Bricks, GPT-4, Claude, and open-source LLMs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Up to four weeks of paid time off per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Discretionary bonus.

Inclusivity Statement

At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.