Principal AI Engineer - AI Tutor

DataCamp is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to lead the development of its AI Tutor system, aiming to revolutionize personalized learning experiences. This role is integral to DataCamp's mission of empowering individuals and organizations with essential data and AI skills. The position offers flexibility with remote work options available in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Portugal, or the United Arab Emirates.

In this role, you will be responsible for building and evolving the core AI tutoring system, including designing prompt architectures and agentic workflows. You will conduct rigorous experimentation and evaluation, developing custom metrics to measure learning effectiveness and improve model reliability. Collaboration with educators, content creators, and product teams is essential to translate pedagogical goals into technical solutions. Additionally, you will prototype and productionize novel model interactions, ensuring quality, safety, and observability through monitoring and iterative refinement.

Ideal candidates should have at least one year of experience building complex LLM-based systems, with strong prompt engineering intuition and experience designing agentic workflows. A solid foundation in software engineering, particularly in Python, and familiarity with production infrastructure and cloud environments are essential. An understanding of learning science or a desire to develop expertise in this area is also beneficial.

DataCamp offers a competitive salary with attractive benefits, including flexible working hours, a yearly learning budget for conferences and training, and international company retreats. Employees also receive equipment to support their work.

Joining DataCamp means becoming part of a dynamic, creative, and international team dedicated to transforming data education. The company fosters a culture of transparency, data-driven decision-making, and continuous learning, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth.