Bank of America Corporation

Principal Engineer - Agentic AI Platform Engineering & Performance

Bank of America Corporation$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of engineering experience in enterprise platforms, developer tooling, or AI systems
  • Ownership of architecture and engineering direction across multiple business lines
  • Experience in regulated environments with strong SDLC and compliance
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders with clear engineering strategies
  • Deep expertise in AI platforms, agent orchestration, and reusable service patterns
  • Proficient in performance engineering for AI systems and token optimization strategies
  • Hands-on experience with secure integration in CI/CD and enterprise developer platforms

Responsibilities

  • Develops engineering approach for program/portfolio solutions and collaborates on implementation
  • Leads planning and design of complex features across multiple teams
  • Creates innovative design ideas for technology and solution development
  • Oversees technical aspects of solution development within domain, including design reviews
  • Defines technology tool stack using approved and supported technologies
  • Implements state-of-the-art technologies to enhance development efficiencies
  • Leads end-to-end test strategy and integration for program/portfolio solutions
  • Advances technology platforms through innovation and improves developer experience

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in AI and enterprise platforms
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams across the organization
  • Contributions to significant business outcomes through technology innovation
  • Access to a comprehensive tool stack that enhances efficiency and quality
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.

Within DevEx we are seeking a highly accomplished Agentic AI Platform Engineering & Performance Principal Engineer to define and drive the architecture, engineering standards, and technical roadmap for AI capabilities embedded across the SDLC. This role will shape how AI is operationalized across developer workflows, enabling scalable, secure, and governed adoption of agentic AI capabilities across engineering teams.

This role requires deep technical leadership in agent orchestration, LLMOps pipelines, runtime governance, AI performance engineering, and developer tooling. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on engineering depth, platform design expertise, and experience building reusable AI capabilities that are scalable, observable, cost-efficient, and performant.

This role leads engineering direction for AI-enabled delivery capabilities that improve how software is designed, built, tested, governed, and operated at scale. This role advances developer productivity, platform innovation, and enterprise consistency while reducing risk and improving quality through aligned architecture, governance, and automation. It also defines how agentic AI systems operate efficiently at scale, ensuring performance, cost, and reliability are engineered as first-class concerns

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 platforms, developer tooling, or AI-enabled engineering systems
  • Demonstrated ownership of architecture, standards, and engineering direction for shared platforms across multiple lines of business
  • Experience operating in highly regulated environments with strong SDLC, risk, and audit requirements
  • Ability to influence senior technology leaders and stakeholders through clear technical strategy and engineering standards

AI Platform Engineering, Agent Orchestration & LLMOps
  • Deep expertise in enterprise AI platforms, including agentic architectures, orchestration frameworks, and reusable service patterns
  • Strong command of LLMOps pipelines, including prompt and model versioning, evaluation frameworks, testing automation, and release lifecycle management
  • Proven ability to establish runtime governance and performance optimization, including:
    • Policy enforcement, observability, resiliency, and safe execution controls
    • Latency optimization, token efficiency, and cost-aware execution of AI workflows
    • Intelligent orchestration strategies balancing quality, cost, and responsiveness
  • Experience building AI developer tooling integrated with SDLC workflows, including assistants, test generation, and evaluation harnesses
  • Hands-on knowledge of secure integration patterns across CI/CD, source control, and enterprise developer platforms

Agentic AI Performance Engineering & Optimization
  • Deep expertise in performance engineering of LLM and agentic systems, including latency profiling, throughput optimization, and scalable execution
  • Strong understanding of token optimization strategies, including: Prompt compression and structured prompting, Context window management and dynamic context injection, Minimizing token usage while preserving output quality
  • Experience designing cost-efficient AI systems, including: Token usage telemetry and cost-per-transaction modeling, Budget controls, throttling, and multi-model routing strategies
  • Proven ability to implement runtime optimizations such as: Caching (prompt, response, embeddings), Context pruning and retrieval optimization (RAG), and Parallelized agent workflows and efficient tool invocation
  • Experience establishing observability and SLAs for AI systems, including token usage, latency, cost, and quality metrics

SDLC Platform Engineering & Developer Enablement
  • Experience building platforms that improve developer productivity and standardize delivery across build, test, and release workflows
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, platform engineering practices, and AI integration into enterprise delivery ecosystems
  • Ability to create reusable patterns, guardrails, and self-service capabilities that accelerate teams without compromising control

Security, Risk & Compliance
  • Experience embedding governance and control requirements into AI platforms in partnership with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams
  • Strong foundation in identity-aware access, data protection, and model/prompt governance
  • Experience with threat modeling, secure design, and enterprise AI governance frameworks

Platform Adoption, Operating Model & Engineering Impact
  • Ability to define platform operating models, standards, and adoption strategies for AI capabilities across the SDLC. Proven success scaling platforms from incubation to enterprise adoption with measurable impact
  • Demonstrated ability to define performance SLAs (latency, cost, token usage) for enterprise AI systems
  • Demonstrated ability to establish governance models ensuring efficient and sustainable scaling of agentic workloads
  • Demonstrated ability to connect platform investments to improved delivery speed, quality, resilience, and cost efficiency

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 AI platforms, developer tooling, or 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.

Bank of America Corporation Careers

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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