Principal Engineer - Agentic AI
IRIS · Remote · IRIS Remote, UK ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Principal Engineer level
- Fully remote (UK)
- Agentic AI focus
- Hands-on enablement
- Great Place to Work
As part of the Engineering Transformation Programme, you will work directly alongside engineering teams to embed AI-powered development practices into daily delivery. This individual contributor role bridges the gap between learning and adoption, helping teams overcome real-world challenges while shaping strategy and driving measurable improvements in engineering productivity.
What you'll do
- Embed with pod teams to enable adoption of agentic tooling and workflows on real delivery work
- Diagnose and debug blockers related to tooling configuration, context engineering, and workflow integration
- Build and maintain a living library of best practices, reusable prompts, and automation patterns
- Partner with Agile and AI leadership to align technical adoption with human change management
- Evaluate agentic tooling options like Cursor and GitHub Copilot based on real adoption data
- Support configuration and integration of agentic tooling, including MCP and IDE setup
- Act as the go-to expert for agentic engineering questions across the engineering estate
What you'll need
- Deep hands-on experience with agentic development tooling such as Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot
- Strong software engineering background with ability to quickly become productive in unfamiliar codebases
- Experience working across multiple teams or contexts in a consultative or enabling capacity
- Track record of solving real engineering problems alongside teams rather than designing in abstract
- Familiarity with modern delivery practices including CI/CD, trunk-based development, and automated testing
- Ability to switch contexts frequently and build credibility quickly with new teams
Nice to have
- Experience with MCP server configuration and agentic workflow automation beyond IDE tooling
- Practical exposure to prompt engineering, agent orchestration, or multi-agent system design
- Background in B2B SaaS or multi-product organizations with mixed modern and legacy codebases
- Familiarity with team topologies model and enabling functions in distributed organizations
- Experience in regulated environments such as accountancy, payroll, HCM, or education software
Stack
- Cursor
- Claude Code
- GitHub Copilot
- MCP
- CI/CD
- Automated Testing
How you'll work
- Individual contributor role within Engineering Transformation Programme
- Operates across multiple divisional contexts and moves between assignments as needs shift
- Partners closely with senior leaders in Engineering, Agility, and AI transformation
What you get
- Great Place to Work certified employer
- Commitment to well-being, inclusion, and professional development
- Opportunity to influence millions of users globally
- Continuous learning and career growth opportunities
Hiring process
- Application review to assess experience and potential
- Initial call to discuss your background and the role details
- Skills assessment such as a case study, coding challenge, or portfolio review
- Final interview with the team to explore your potential impact