Principal Software Engineer

Job Overview

Principal Software Engineer for Enterprise AI Services

Lead cross-functional engineering teams delivering GenAI, agentic AI, RPA, AI / ML, and low-code / no-code capabilities across ~28k employees. This is not a hands-on coding role. You will set standards and guardrails, direct execution, and ensure secure, compliant, measurable outcomes.

What we are looking for

• Translate business goals into prioritized roadmaps; run intake, planning, reviews, and release readiness across multiple squads.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards for prompts / agents, safety, evaluations, telemetry, CI / CD, and change control.
• Stand up governed pathways for low-code / no-code (environments, DLP, connector approvals, promotion flows).
• Define reliability and cost guardrails for AI workloads (SLOs, incident playbooks, FinOps hygiene) and review service health.
• Build and maintain a reusable accelerator catalog (RAG / agent templates, bot / flow patterns).
• Guide modernization and tech-debt reduction; oversee upgrade plans and risk mitigation.
• Coach tech leads; partner with Security, Architecture Data, and Legal on compliance-by-design.
• Coordinate with internal platform teams and open-source communities to align on standards.

Who you are

Total Rewards

Requirements

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Company Overview

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ : KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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