Principal AI Engineer

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Principal AI Engineer for a contract to hire position with a Regional Financial Institution located in Columbus, OH. Compensation: $86.00 - $96.00 per hour, W2, based on qualifications Position Overview: We are looking for a talented Principal AI Engineer to join our Engineering Frameworks Team. In this role, you will be instrumental in leading a team in the design, architecture, development, integration, operationalization, and support of AI tools and platforms utilized by developers across the company. This is a hands-on engineering role centered on GCP, Gemini and Vertex AI, Claude Code, Copilot, MCP Servers, Java Spring Boot, and React.js, requiring deep expertise in building and integrating these specific tools and services. Key Responsibilities: Serve as a technical expert and development leader for enterprise AI platforms, agent frameworks, and developer productivity capabilities Drive strategic initiatives involving GCP, Gemini, Vertex AI, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, MCP servers, A2A integrations, and agentic frameworks Design the architecture and implementation of reusable AI platform services, orchestration patterns, reference implementations, and shared integration components Integrate and operationalize AI services with cloud, security, and enterprise technology platforms Establish secure, scalable, observable, performant, and maintainable patterns for custom agents and AI tool integrations Provide technical leadership, support,…