Anaplan

Principal Engineer, AI

United States full-time Senior Salary not listed
full-time Senior level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebratingour wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

We're seeking a Principal Engineer, AI who can work across the full stack of Anaplan AI applications, from model integration and prompt engineering to building intuitive user interfaces. You'll build production-ready AI features that empower business users to leverage the power of GenAI within their planning workflows, requiring both deep ML knowledge and strong software engineering skills.
Your Impact

Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of scalable Generative AI and Machine learning systems into production environments.

Develop end-to-end GenAI features, including backend API services, model integration, model monitoring, evaluations, and deployments.

Integrate and optimize LLMs for specific business planning use cases, including prompt engineering and RAG implementation.

Build conversational interfaces and agentic workflows that make complex planning tasks accessible through natural language

Implement evaluation frameworks to measure and improve GenAI feature quality, including accuracy, latency, and user satisfaction metrics

Design and develop APIs that expose AI capabilities to Anaplan's platform and third-party integrations

Optimize model inference pipelines for performance, cost, and scalability in production environments

Implement monitoring, logging, and observability for GenAI systems to track usage, errors, and model behavior.

Collaborate with data scientists to productionise ML models and forecasting algorithms

Your Qualifications

Extensive hands-on professional experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related engineering domains.

End-to-end exposure in model lifecycle development, including extensive experience in training and deploying ML models in production environments.

Deep knowledge of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and conversational AI patterns.

Experience in fine-tuning LLMs for domain-specific enterprise applications.

Strong expertise in MLOps and LLMOps, ensuring scalable, reliable, and monitorable model deployments.

Experience with agentic frameworks and autonomous agent architectures.

Proficiency in Python and modern software development practices (testing, code review, CI/CD).

Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects on time with high quality

Desirable

Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a strongly related quantitative field

Hands-on experience with cloud-native ML infrastructure platforms

Knowledge of vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant) and embedding models

Experience with model serving frameworks (vLLM, TensorRT, Ray)

Experience with A/B testing and experimentation frameworks for AI features

Contributions to open-source ML projects or research publications

Experience with model observability tools (LangSmith, W&B, MLflow)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 

Fraud Recruitment Disclaimer 

It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondence, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcements is to obtain privileged information from individuals.  

Anaplan does not: 

Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person.  

Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible and then followed up via written communication. 

All emails from Anaplan would come from an @anaplan.com email address. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Anaplan, please send an email to before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.  

Candidate data processed during our recruitment activities is handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice. This may include the use of artificial intelligence or automated tools to assist our team in evaluating qualifications.

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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Principal Engineer, AI role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Anaplan?
  3. Which of API integration, Human Resources and Python have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. How have you led people, improved a process, or made a hard decision in a previous role?
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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  • A recent example that proves your experience with API integration, Human Resources and Python.
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  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
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I am interested in the Principal Engineer, AI role because I can bring practical experience in API integration, Human Resources and Python, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Anaplan needs from this hire.

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