Principal AI Systems Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States

We Are: 

At Synopsys, we’re transforming IT operations by embedding intelligence into the core of infrastructure systems. From compute clusters to observability stacks, we are building agentic AI capabilities that automate operational tasks, enhance system reliability, and accelerate decision-making. 

You Are: 

You are a senior AI Systems Engineer with strong expertise in backend systems, DevOps practices, and infrastructure reliability, combined with hands-on experience in building and deploying modern AI-powered applications. You enjoy working at the intersection of platform engineering and intelligent systems, building production-grade services that integrate AI capabilities into enterprise infrastructure. 

You have experience designing scalable APIs, MCP integration layer, and platform integrations that allow AI agents and automation frameworks to interact with enterprise systems. You think in terms of reliability, observability, and operational excellence, ensuring systems operate reliably in large-scale production environments. 

You also have experience with modern AI technologies such as LLM-based applications, retrieval pipelines, or agent frameworks. You understand how AI systems interact with infrastructure signals and enterprise data, and you are comfortable building services that enable intelligent automation and decision-making. 

You take ownership of systems end-to-end—from architecture and development to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. You value clean, maintainable code, strong DevOps practices, and collaborating with architects, SREs, and platform engineers to deliver reliable intelligent systems. 

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Design and implement the MCP integration layer, including MCP registry services and MCP endpoints, enabling AI systems and agents to securely discover and interact with enterprise infrastructure tools and platforms. 
• Build scalable backend services leveraging expertise in Python that power automation systems, enterprise infrastructure integrations, and AI-driven operational workflows. 
• Develop and maintain production-grade DevOps pipelines, including CI/CD workflows, containerized deployments, monitoring, and reliability automation. 
• Ensure systems are designed for scalability, reliability, and high availability across both cloud and on-prem enterprise environments supporting AI services. 
• Integrate infrastructure signals such as logs, metrics, APIs, and operational data sources into AI Agents and automation. 
• Collaborate with architects, SREs, and platform teams to design reusable infrastructure integrations and platform services that support enterprise automation and AI capabilities. 
• Support intelligent automation initiatives including LLM-powered services, RAG pipelines, and agent-based workflows where applicable. 

The Impact You Will Have: 

• Drive the transformation of traditional IT operations through intelligent automation, reducing manual effort and increasing operational efficiency. 
• Shape the next generation of agentic AI services that fundamentally improve infrastructure monitoring, support, and optimization 
• Contribute to a culture of innovation by collaborating on new architectures, frameworks, and methodologies for AI-powered IT automation. 
• Accelerate incident response and problem resolution by empowering AI agents to analyze, reason, and act on real-time infrastructure data. 
• Enhance visibility and decision-making across compute, cloud, and storage environments with data-driven insights generated by intelligent agents. 

What You’ll Need: 

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, backend development, infrastructure engineering, or platform systems. 
• Strong expertise in Python and building scalable backend services, APIs, or platform integration layers. 
• Experience designing MCP registry services, MCP endpoints, or similar service discovery and integration layers connecting enterprise systems. 
• Strong DevOps experience, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), infrastructure automation, monitoring, and reliability practices. 
• Hands-on familiarity with modern AI systems including LLM-based services, RAG architectures, or agent frameworks. 
• Experience working with distributed systems, telemetry pipelines, and infrastructure observability platforms is a plus. 

Preferred: Experience integrating infrastructure platforms such as cloud environments, compute clusters, storage systems, or enterprise IT services. 

Who You Are: 

• A systems-oriented engineer who prioritizes reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. 
• Comfortable working across backend development, infrastructure platforms, and DevOps environments. 
• A collaborative engineer who enjoys solving complex system problems alongside architects, SREs, and platform teams. 
• Curious about AI systems and interested in applying intelligent capabilities to real operational challenges. 
• Self-directed, organized, and motivated to build durable systems that operate reliably at enterprise scale. 

The Team You’ll Be A Part Of: 

You’ll join a lean, high-impact team operating in startup mode within enterprise IT. Our mission is to build foundational agentic AI capabilities that span compute, cloud, storage, and service management—reshaping how infrastructure is monitored, supported, and optimized at scale. You’ll work closely with Principal Engineers, platform teams, SREs, and automation experts to define and deliver the future of intelligent infrastructure. 

Rewards and Benefits: 

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.