Principal AI Engineer

Remote - LATAM Ryz Labs is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to drive the technical evolution of artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions across our client's global business portfolio. Sitting at the intersection of software engineering, data science, platform architecture, and AI governance, you will serve as the technical owner for how AI/ML engineering is designed, built, governed, and deployed. This is a high-impact, hands-on engineering and technical leadership position. You will move fluidly between writing production code, architecting multi-tenant AI services, building internal developer tooling, establishing AI governance, and mentoring engineering teams. Your success will be measured by sustainable, scalable patterns that empower teams and shape the future of our digital capabilities. What You Will Do AI Productization & Platform Engineering Design and own the playbook for AI productization and governance, defining service patterns, security standards, evaluation rubrics, and production-readiness criteria. Build reusable internal tooling, including AI scaffolding, monitoring systems, and data infrastructure designed for widespread adoption. Establish robust AI agent governance policies (permissions, code execution controls, system access, human-in-the-loop enforcement). Partner with Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to define SOC2/ISO-aligned AI controls, vendor requirements, and data classification policies. Define standardized deployment patter