Object Computing, Inc.
Object Computing, Inc.
Object Computing, Inc. is a women-owned technology consulting firm delivering software engineering, training, and development services. Its work spans open source technologies, machine learning, artificial intelligence—including generative AI—Internet of Things, and blockchain. The company works with a global technology ecosystem to design, modernize, and connect mission-critical platforms and systems, helping clients develop sustainable and impactful technology solutions.

Principal Engineer, AI Engagement Lead - St. Louis Hybrid

Lead AI application engagements for Object Computing, a St. Louis software consultancy. Define strategy, develop proofs of concept, and deliver production systems for clients.

Description

  • Assess clients’ core processes and platforms across finance, HR, customer, productivity, and data environments.
  • Develop enterprise AI adoption plans with client executives and sequence priority initiatives.
  • Create proofs of concept for tailored AI-powered applications.
  • Direct production delivery by defining architecture, upholding testing and security practices, applying infrastructure as code, and deploying to client cloud environments.
  • Remove delivery blockers, strengthen team practices, and coach Object Computing engineers on engagements.
  • Act as the technical liaison for client sponsors and transfer engagement insights back to Object Computing.
  • Work across one or two client engagements at a time.
  • Estimate new work, mentor colleagues, and develop reusable engagement accelerators.

Requirements

  • Use generative AI coding tools as a primary development method and have delivered working business applications with them.
  • Evaluate and assess Python or TypeScript code effectively.
  • Bring deep expertise in at least one of application development, data engineering, or cloud engineering.
  • Demonstrate strong architecture capability spanning application development, data engineering, and cloud.
  • Have led the technical delivery of at least two systems that reached and maintained production operation.
  • Have built substantial large language model solutions beyond demonstrations, including retrieval, evaluation, agents, or tool use.
  • Translate discovery across core business applications into plans capable of securing executive funding.
  • Communicate effectively and work comfortably with executive stakeholders.
  • Have led engineers through influence rather than formal authority.
  • Have experience with tools or platforms including Claude, Azure OpenAI, Claude Code, MCP, Python, TypeScript, Azure, AWS, Databricks, or Snowflake.

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