Principal Software Engineer, AI Platform Enablement

Location: Lisbon, Portugal / Krakow, Poland Working Pattern: Fully Remote (Portugal); Hybrid (Poland)

Join our AI Delivery & Engineering team and provide principal-level technical leadership for reusable AI platform capabilities. You'll help partners assemble secure, scalable and maintainable enterprise AI solutions through clear standards and integration patterns.

Impact You'll Own

• Define platform enablement standards for reusable enterprise AI capabilities.

• Improve discoverability, self-service access, integration and validation for development teams.

• Strengthen supplier delivery through reviews of designs, code, configuration and evidence.

• Guide decisions on reuse, integration, security, supportability, cost and lock-in.

• Improve interface compatibility, lifecycle management and readiness across AI solutions.

What You'll Do

• Define standards for reusable AI assets, service interfaces and integration patterns.

• Review supplier designs, code, configurations, contracts and engineering evidence.

• Assess whether reusable assets are secure, composable, documented and suitable for multiple use cases.

• Guide partners on approved asset reuse, integration choices and justified exceptions.

• Set expectations for API and SDK contracts, versioning, compatibility, migration and deprecation.

• Review developer journeys for discovering, accessing, integrating and validating AI capabilities.

• Turn feedback and review findings into clearer patterns, checklists and guidance.

Skills and Capabilities

Must-haves

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering or a related discipline.

• Enterprise software engineering experience in cloud-native and distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience engineering reusable AI platform capabilities and enterprise solutions.

• Deep knowledge of platform engineering, developer experience and reusable AI interfaces.

• Experience with AI services, model access, retrieval, agent tools, evaluation interfaces and SDKs.

• Knowledge of integration contracts, dependencies, versioning, compatibility and deprecation.

• Experience designing developer journeys, documentation and reusable engineering guidance.

• Strong secure software architecture, CI/CD, testing and production-readiness foundations.

• Proven technical leadership through standards, reviews, supplier assurance and remediation.

• Strong communication, cross-team influence, mentoring and documentation skills.

Nice-to-have

• Advanced study in AI/ML, distributed systems or cloud/platform engineering.

Rewards and Benefits

Permanent local contract with a competitive salary plus Tabaqueira employee benefits including:

• Life and Health insurance

• Employee Pension Plan

• 26 holiday days

• National and international growth opportunities

• Diverse and international work environment

For Poland: In this position, you will earn no less than 327660 PLN gross per year.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us stronger. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to creating a workplace where every individual feels welcomed, respected, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and provide reasonable accommodations to ensure an accessible recruitment process. If you need support or adjustments during your application, let us know. We're here to help you succeed