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Principal Architect - AI Engineer at United Airlines

Department: Digital Technology

Compensation

$140,600 – $183,108/yr

Location
Chicago, Illinois
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

United Airlines is hiring a Principal AI Engineer to design and deliver production-grade retail AI agentic workflows, conversational AI solutions, and autonomous systems across web, mobile, and voice channels. The role leads AI agent architecture, LLM integration, API and microservices design, observability, security, and cross-functional delivery while mentoring engineers and establishing engineering standards. Candidates need a bachelor's degree, at least seven years of software engineering experience, strong Python expertise, and proven experience with production AI/ML systems; the base salary is $140,600 to $183,108, with medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.

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