Job Description:
Job Title:Principal AI Engineer
Location:Springfield, Missouri
Department:Information Technology
Employment Type:Full-time
Job Summary:Join a compassionate, collaborative team making a measurable difference by building enterprise AI capabilities that empower better decisions and faster insights. Five reasons to apply: opportunity to lead AI strategy across the data platform; handson work with cuttingedge LLM and Snowflake Cortex AI technologies; influence productiongrade analytics used across the business; mentor and grow technical talent; and contribute to responsible, governed AI practices that help others succeed.We'relooking for a creative, systemsthinking engineer with strong data platformexpertise, excellent SQL/Python skills, and a passion for translating business questions into scalable AI solutions.
This roleis responsible fordesigning, developing, and implementing enterprise AI capabilities integrated with the organization's data platform (with a focus on Snowflake). You will create natural language-to-SQL solutions, design semantic data models, build prototypes thatvalidatehighvalue use cases, and guide those prototypes into production. As the senior AI technical contributor within Analytics,you'llpartner with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to set architectural patterns, best practices, and governance-aligned standards for LLM-driven systems.
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WorkplaceCulture-Anenvironmentcultivatingemployeewellbeing,valuingeachindividual'shumanity,andactivelypromotingahealthy,joyfulworkforce
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KeyResponsibilities:
LeaddesignanddeliveryofLLMenabledanalyticscapabilitiesusingSnowflakeandCortexAI.
Developnaturallanguage-to-SQLsolutionsandconversationalqueryinterfacesforbusinessusers.
DesignandmaintainsemanticdatamodelsthatsupportreliableAIdrivenquerygeneration.
BuildprototypeAIapplicationstodemonstratecapabilitiesandvalidatebusinessvalue.
Drivethetransitionofprototypesintoscalable,productionreadysolutionsontheenterprisedataplatform.
Definearchitecturalpatterns,bestpractices,andstandardsforapplyingLLMtechnologiestostructureddata.
PartnerwithDataEngineeringonpromptdesign,querygenerationframeworks,andevaluationmethodologies.
IdentifyhighimpactAIopportunitiesacrossanalytics,reporting,anddecisionsupport.
EvaluateemergingAItoolsandSnowflakeplatformcapabilitiesforadoption.
SupportdevelopmentofresponsibleandsecureAIusagestandardsalignedwithdatagovernance.
Documentsystemarchitectures,designdecisions,andimplementationapproaches.
Providetechnicalguidanceandmentorshiptoanalyticsanddataengineeringteammembers.
Functioninaccordancewithoperationalguidelinesandprofessionalethics.
Participateinstaffdevelopmentactivities.
Performotherdutiesasassigned.
Education,Experience,and/orCredentialQualifications:
Bachelor'sdegreeorequivalentexperienceinComputerScience,DataEngineering,DataScience,InformationSystems,orrelatedfield.
7+yearsofexperienceindata,analytics,engineering,orappliedAIroles.
DemonstratedexperiencebuildingorprototypingAI/LLMdrivensolutionsinenterpriseenvironments.
Experiencewithmoderndatawarehouseplatforms(Snowflakepreferred).
ProficiencyinSQLandPython.
Experiencewithcloudplatforms(AWS,Azure,orGCP)preferred.
Healthcareorregulatedindustryexperiencepreferredbutnotrequired.
AdditionalQualifications:
Strongunderstandingofmoderndatawarehousearchitectureandanalyticsdatamodelingpractices.
ExperiencedesigningnaturallanguagequeryinterfacesorAIassistedanalyticstools.
Knowledgeofpromptengineering,contextmanagement,andgroundingtechniquesforLLMsystems.
Knowledgeofsemanticdatamodelinganddatagovernanceprinciples.
Abilitytotranslatecomplexanalyticalquestionsintoscalabletechnicalsolutions.
Excellentcommunicationskillsfortechnicalandnontechnicalstakeholders.
Selfdirectedproblemsolvercapableofleadingnewtechnicalinitiatives.
Currentdriver'slicense,acceptabledrivingrecordandcurrentautoinsurance(aslistedinemploymentrequirements).
PhysicalRequirements
Sedentarywork:exertingupto10poundsofforceoccasionallyand/ornegligibleamountfrequentlytolift,carry,push,orpullobjects.
Repetitivemovementsofhands,fingers,andarmsfortypingand/orwritingduringworkshift.
Primarilysittingwithoccasionalwalkingorstandingforbriefperiods.
Keywords: Principal AI Engineer, LLM, Snowflake, Cortex AI, Natural Language to SQL, Semantic Data Modeling, Data Engineering, SQL, Python
Position Perks & Benefits:
Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life
Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness
Brightli is on a Mission:
A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.
As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Brightli is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.