Principal Engineer, Business Traveler Compliance

What you'll do

• Own the end-to-end architecture and operation of automated travel compliance assessment systems.
• Design and maintain multi-category change detection logic for transit risk, date shifts, and route changes.
• Develop AI-driven tools for transit risk assessment, entry requirement identification, and visa workflow automation.
• Design and maintain real-time data streaming pipelines and Kafka bridge architecture for live PNR data ingestion.
• Architect and manage AI service failover pools, quota allocation, and dynamic token budgeting strategies.
• Translate complex immigration compliance requirements into technical specifications and automated system workflows.
• Build and manage notification systems for time-sensitive compliance requirements across multiple communication channels.
• Design and maintain data exchange infrastructure between internal travel systems and external assessment platforms.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining production software systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience building production-grade backend services and REST API integrations.
• Demonstrated experience building systems that operationalize compliance, legal, or regulatory requirements at scale.
• Experience with enterprise AI integration, including LLM-based workflows, evaluation methodologies, and testing for production systems.
• Familiarity with global immigration compliance, visa categories, transit regulations, and travel risk assessment frameworks.
• Background in travel industry data standards including PNR formats, GDS booking data, and XML-based approval workflows.
• Experience configuring enterprise security gateway infrastructure, including VPN-accessible endpoints, WAF policies, and SSL certificate management.