Bank of America Corporation

Principal Engineer - Agentic AI Framework and Harness

Bank of America Corporation$140K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of engineering experience in enterprise software or AI-enabled engineering systems
  • Proven ownership of architecture and standards for shared platforms
  • Experience in highly regulated environments with robust SDLC requirements
  • Ability to influence senior technology leaders through clear technical strategy
  • Deep expertise in designing agent orchestration frameworks and execution models

Responsibilities

  • Develop the engineering approach for program/portfolio solutions
  • Lead planning and design across multiple teams for complex features
  • Create innovative technology and solution development ideas
  • Oversee design reviews and coding within the domain
  • Define the technology tool stack for solutions
  • Explore state-of-the-art technologies to enhance development efficiencies
  • Lead end-to-end test strategy and integration for solutions

Benefits

  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize delivery processes
  • Opportunity to innovate and shape enterprise technology platforms
  • Deep technical impact on improvement of developer experiences
  • Possibility to influence strategic technology direction and architecture
  • Engagement in cutting-edge developments in AI and software engineering
Full Job Description
Job Description:

This job is responsible for defining and leading the engineering approach for solutions at the program or portfolio level, to deliver significant business outcomes. Key responsibilities include continuously improving the design, quality, and reuse of the solution and delivering technology enablers that improve development efficiencies for the solution. Job expectations include familiarity with at least one area of engineering, acting as a "go to" reference across the organization, and applying knowledge to improve technical competencies through recruitment and development activities.

Developer Experience (DevEx) provides enterprise technical standards and common technical services, platforms, and tools that are leveraged by delivery teams across all lines of business. Within the SDLC Software Delivery Lifecycle program, this role leads portfolio product delivery strategy and execution for enterprise software delivery capabilities, ensuring the right investments, operating model, governance, and prioritization are in place to improve how internal technical users build, test, and deliver software at scale.

We are seeking a highly accomplished Agentic AI Framework & Harness Principal Engineer to define and drive the architecture, engineering standards, and technical roadmap for reusable agent frameworks and harness capabilities embedded across the Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC). This role will shape how engineering teams design, compose, test, and operationalize agentic workflows through robust framework abstractions, deterministic execution patterns, and enterprise-grade developer tooling.

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This role requires deep technical leadership in agent orchestration, memory patterns, policy hooks, tool calling, planning loops, simulator harnesses, deterministic workflow design, eval integration, and SDK, API, and CLI design. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on engineering depth, platform design expertise, and a track record of building reusable framework capabilities that improve correctness, composability, governance, testability, and developer productivity for agentic systems in production.

Responsibilities:
  • Develops the engineering approach for the entire program/portfolio solution and works with Architecture, to develop/analyze/deliver the implementation of technical enablers
  • Leads the planning, definition, and design of the complex features which span multiple teams and explore solution alternatives
  • Creates ideas on designing complex technology and solution development approaches
  • Leads the technical oversight for teams in solution development including design reviews and code within own domain
  • Defines the technology tool stack for the solution within ranged of internally approved and supported technologies
  • Explores state-of-the-art technologies to improve development efficiencies, quality of test/QA coverage, and release management
  • Leads and is responsible for the end-to-end test strategy/creation/adherence, and the integration between teams for a program/portfolio solution
  • Improve the experience for our developers, making it easier to deliver industry-leading solutions, while managing work efficiently and with the right controls
  • Advance our technology platforms through innovation
  • Reduce risk and improve quality across our technology portfolio by aligning to a single enterprise architecture strategy and delivering governance that enables consistency, integration and automation


Required Qualifications:

Engineering Leadership & Enterprise Platforms
  • 15+ years of engineering experience with deep technical leadership in enterprise software platforms, developer tooling, or AI-enabled engineering systems
  • Demonstrated ownership of architecture, standards, and engineering direction for shared platforms used across multiple delivery teams or lines of business
  • Experience engineering solutions in highly regulated environments with strong SDLC, risk, audit, and control requirements
  • Ability to influence senior technology leaders, platform teams, and risk partners through clear technical strategy, architecture guidance, and engineering standards

Agent Frameworks, Orchestration & Execution Design
  • Deep expertise in designing reusable agent orchestration frameworks, including execution models, control flow patterns, state handling, and composition strategies for multi-step and tool-augmented workflows
  • Strong command of memory patterns, including short-term and long-term context strategies, state persistence, retrieval interfaces, and mechanisms for safe and relevant memory use across agent lifecycles
  • Proven ability to implement policy hooks and runtime interception points that enforce governance, validation, safety, observability, and enterprise controls throughout agent execution
  • Experience engineering robust tool calling abstractions, interface contracts, and execution patterns that enable reliable integration with enterprise systems, services, and developer tools
  • Hands-on knowledge of planning loops and deterministic workflow design that balance flexibility with predictability, traceability, and supportability across enterprise agentic use cases

Harnesses, Simulation & Evaluation Integration
  • Experience building simulator harnesses and execution testbeds that enable repeatable testing, scenario simulation, policy validation, and controlled experimentation for agentic workflows
  • Strong understanding of eval integration, including offline and online assessment patterns, benchmark design, regression detection, and framework-level hooks for continuous quality measurement
  • Proven ability to create reusable framework guardrails, deterministic harness patterns, and evaluation-connected developer workflows that enable safe, testable, and scalable adoption at enterprise scale

SDK, API, CLI & Developer Interface Design
  • Hands-on collaboration with platform engineering, product, and developer experience teams to design intuitive SDKs, APIs, and CLIs that simplify adoption of agent frameworks and harness capabilities
  • Strong foundation in developer-centered API design, abstraction layering, extensibility models, versioning strategies, and interface ergonomics required to support broad enterprise engineering use
  • Experience leading framework design for composability, determinism, debuggability, and interoperability across SDK, runtime, orchestration, and evaluation layers
  • Familiarity with CLI workflows, configuration design, local development harnesses, and packaging patterns required to make enterprise agentic tooling accessible, supportable, and efficient for delivery teams

Framework Scale, Governance & Engineering Impact
  • Ability to define framework standards, execution models, governance patterns, and developer enablement approaches that continuously improve correctness, reuse, and delivery efficiency
  • Proven track record taking agent framework and harness capabilities from incubation to enterprise-scale adoption through measurable improvements in composability, testability, governance, and developer experience
  • Demonstrated success connecting framework engineering investments to delivery acceleration, quality improvement, operational consistency, and reduced friction across engineering workflows
  • Experience evaluating orchestration models, harness strategies, policy extensibility, and interface designs to guide teams toward scalable, supportable, and high-value enterprise use cases

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field


Desired Qualifications:
  • Advanced degree in a technical discipline or equivalent record of distinguished technical leadership in agent orchestration frameworks, execution harnesses, developer platform tooling, or AI-enabled software delivery engineering


Skills:
  • Automation
  • Influence
  • Result Orientation
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Technical Strategy Development
  • Application Development
  • Architecture
  • Business Acumen
  • Risk Management
  • Solution Design
  • Agile Practices
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Collaboration
  • Data Management
  • Solution Delivery Process


Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

About Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. It was formed through the combination of the corporate and investment banking activities of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch following the acquisition of the latter by the former in January 2009. Bank of America completed the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co on 1 January 2009. Bank of America began rebranding all of its corporate and investment banking activities under the Bank of America Merrill Lynch name in September 2009. In April 2010, Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Christian Meissner as head of investment banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In April 2011, Bank of America Merrill Lynch integrated its corporate and investment banking operations into a single division. In October 2013, Bank of America Merrill Lynch was recognised as the Most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year in The Banker's Investment Banking Awards.

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Join the dynamic team at Bank of America Corporation, a premier global financial institution where innovation, leadership, and growth go hand in hand. As one of the largest banks in the world, we offer unparalleled job opportunities and a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and professional growth. Work You’ll Do At Bank of America Corporation, you’ll be part of a team that’s dedicated to making a real difference. Whether you’re helping families buy their first home, advising businesses on expansion, or developing cutting-edge financial technologies, your work will have an impact. Our commitment to leadership in the financial industry has never been stronger, and we need passionate, skilled professionals to lead our journey. Explore a World of Opportunities From entry-level positions to leadership roles, Bank of America Corporation offers a variety of career paths in areas such as investment banking, technology, marketing, and risk management. Our job opportunities span the globe, providing the chance to work alongside the best in the industry and develop skills that will propel your career forward. Internship Programs Kickstart your career with Bank of America Corporation’s internship programs. These opportunities provide hands-on experience and a chance to engage in meaningful work that complements your academic studies. Interns gain invaluable networking opportunities, receive mentorship from seasoned professionals, and learn about the culture and operations of a global financial leader. Benefits and Growth Bank of America Corporation is committed to the well-being and continuous professional development of our team members. We offer a competitive benefits package that supports the health, financial stability, and work-life balance of our employees. Our training programs and development initiatives ensure that every team member has the opportunity to grow and advance within the company. Inclusive Culture We believe our strength lies in our diversity. Bank of America Corporation fosters an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive. Through diversity training and a commitment to equal opportunities, we cultivate leadership and innovation that reflect the wide-ranging communities we serve. Join Our Team Are you ready to advance your career at a company that’s at the forefront of the financial industry? Explore the positions available at Bank of America Corporation and find where your skills and interests align with our needs. We are continuously hiring and looking for individuals who are curious, creative, and eager to drive change. Stay Connected Keep up to date with the latest from Bank of America Corporation Careers by subscribing to our job alert emails. Tailor your subscription to receive updates that match your career interests and get insider tips that can help you during your application and interview process. Bank of America Corporation is not just a company—it’s a place where you can shape your future and the future of finance. Join us and be part of a team that’s redefining what a bank can be.
Learn more about Bank of America Corporation
Size
208,000 employees
Market Cap
$260.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.8 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
-1.4%
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