Principal Engineer, Business Traveler Compliance

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The Principal Engineer Business Traveler Compliance is responsible for the design development and continuous evolution of business traveler compliance and immigration assessment infrastructure. Sitting at the intersection of enterprise AI immigration compliance operationalization and real-time travel data this role ensures employee travel is assessed and managed against immigration transit risk and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will bring a rare combination of technical fluency to build systems and deep knowledge of compliance obligations bridging the gap between compliance expertise and travel technology infrastructure to replace manual intervention with continuous AI-driven automation.

Own the end-to-end architecture and operation of automated travel compliance assessment systems reconciling approved travel against live booking data nDesign and maintain multi-category change detection logic for transit risk date shifts route changes and split itineraries nDevelop AI-driven tools for transit risk assessment entry requirement identification and visa workflow automation nDesign and maintain real-time data streaming pipelines and custom Kafka bridge architecture for live PNR data ingestionnArchitect and manage AI service failover pools quota allocation and dynamic token budgeting strategies nServe as the primary technical liaison to immigration assessment providers translating compliance requirements into system inputs and workflow triggers nDesign and maintain data exchange infrastructure between internal travel systems and external assessment platforms nBuild and manage notification and alert systems for time-sensitive compliance requirements across email and internal messagingnPartner with HR Security and Apple Travel to ensure compliance systems reflect evolving organizational policy and regulatory requirementsnLead compliance technology onboarding for new employee populations travel corridors and business unitsnProven ability to manage complex multi-stakeholder programs with competing priorities and time-sensitive delivery requirementsnExpertise in translating regulatory and legal requirements into technical specifications and production systemsnDemonstrated practice of privacy-driven design building systems that handle sensitive personal and compliance data with appropriate access controlsnExperience with enterprise AI integration including LLM-based workflows AI evaluation methodologies and testing practices for production AI systemsnFamiliarity with global immigration compliance requirements visa categories transit regulations and travel risk assessment frameworksnBackground in travel industry data standards including PNR formats GDS booking data and XML-based approval workflowsnExperience configuring enterprise security gateway infrastructure including VPN-accessible service endpoints WAF policies and SSL certificate managementnDemonstrated ability to build and sustain trusted working relationships with external compliance partners and internal cross-functional teams

10 years of hands-on experience designing building and maintaining production software systems nBachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Business or equivalent practical experience nDemonstrated experience building systems that operationalize compliance legal or regulatory requirements at scalenStrong proficiency in Python and experience building and maintaining production-grade backend services and REST API integrations

7 years of hands-on experience designing building and maintaining production software systems nn