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title: 'Principal Software Engineer (AI Prism) at Perforce'
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# Principal Software Engineer (AI Prism) at Perforce

- **Company:** Perforce
- **Location:** Pune, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/perforce/3e8147fc-c3b3-4b95-ac0c-787275764d08

## Job description

Perforce is a community of collaborative experts, problem solvers, and possibility seekers who believe work should be both challenging and fun. We are proud to inspire creativity, foster belonging, support collaboration, and encourage wellness. At Perforce, you’ll work with and learn from some of the best and brightest in business. Before you know it, you’ll be in the middle of a rewarding career at a company headed in one direction: upward.

With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce Software, Inc. is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions for the toughest challenges. The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce.

Position Summary: Perforce is looking for a Principal Software Engineer responsible for managing the backend architecture of our internal AI platform, Perforce Prism on our Enterprise AI team. This role will own translating complex AI capabilities into developing scalable, production-grade solutions that drive real business impact. You'll work across technical teams and the business to embed AI into existing workflows and infrastructure, building solutions with measurable, lasting impact. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and the business. If you thrive on taking emerging AI capability and making it work in practice, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities:

- Own and operate the backend architecture of Perforce Prism, our internal AI platform. You are the technical owner of the platform's core infrastructure — including AI standard protocols and the AI services layer. You are accountable for reliability, observability, and performance in production, end to end. You'll partner closely with the teams owning MongoDB and ETL/orchestration infrastructure to ensure the platform's data and pipeline dependencies scale with it.
- Lead the technical development strategy for Prism. Translate business and product requirements into scalable, secure AI platform designs. Establish patterns for AI pipelines, agent orchestration, and services that internal systems engineers and AI consumers can build on confidently - coordinating with adjacent infrastructure teams where the platform depends on their systems.
- Continuously identify what's next. Stay ahead of the AI landscape. Proactively evaluate emerging models, frameworks, and tooling - and translate that into a prioritized roadmap of improvements that deliver real benefits: cost savings, efficiency gains, new capabilities.
- Own AI efficiency and cost management for the Prism platform. Drive measurable improvements across inference cost, token usage, caching strategies, model selection, and prompt orchestration.
- Govern AI responsibly. Implement AI governance frameworks and data stewardship practices aligned with SOX, SOC 2, PCI, PII, and data residency requirements. Partner with Security, Compliance, Legal, and Risk to ensure AI systems are trustworthy by design — not audited after the fact.
- Work alongside AI support teams to raise technical capability across the group. Lead technical reviews, provide technical guidance, and help the team grow — without losing your own hands-on output.

Requirements:

- 10+ years of enterprise software development experience
- Experience working with agentic/AI software development workflows
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, including modern ES6+ syntax and static typing patterns
- Hands-on experience building and running server-side applications with Node.js (e.g., REST APIs, async I/O, package management via npm/yarn)
- Hands-on experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, custom skill development, and multi-turn orchestration
- Production experience building and maintaining AI standard protocols - server design, tool registration, and context management
- Experience with orchestration platforms
- Strong MongoDB expertise, schema design, vector/embedding storage, and aggregation pipelines for AI knowledge retrieval
- Working knowledge of enterprise compliance requirements: SOX, SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS, PII handling, and data residency
- Hands-on experience applying AI to business use cases, beyond purely technical or engineering applications- Demonstrated ability to drive AI adoption through training, documentation, and enablement programs
- A track record of delivering cost and efficiency improvements through inference optimization, caching, or model routing
- Strong communication skills, able to present technical architecture to non-technical stakeholders and write clearly for both audiences

All employees are expected to demonstrate AI fluency appropriate to their role and level, including responsible use of AI tools, sound judgment, and adherence to company AI governance and security policy standards. Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.

If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!

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## About Perforce

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Perforce Software provides version control, digital asset management, hardware IP lifecycle management, DevOps, and test automation tools that help organizations build and deliver mission-critical software.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by private equity firms Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners)
- **Headquarters**: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- **Founded**: 1995
- **Founders**: Not publicly available in cited sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Software development tools, DevOps, enterprise software, and digital asset management.
- **Target customers**: B2B enterprise and SMBs, with a strong presence in regulated and mission-critical sectors: game development, software/technology, semiconductor design, automotive/IoT, medical device, aerospace/defense, healthcare/insurance, financial services, telecommunications, and retail/eCommerce. Trusted by more than 75% of the Fortune 100 and 50% of the Global 500 ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company)).
- **Mission/Purpose**: "Helps organizations build and deliver the software the world relies on" — supporting teams to "accelerate innovation without unnecessary risk." The culture slogan is "Work That Matters. People Who Care. A Place to Grow." ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company), [perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company/our-culture)).

## Products & Services
- **Helix Core (Version Control)**: High-performance version management for large-scale, mission-critical development projects, including game development and semiconductor/embedded software.
- **Digital Asset Management (DAM)**: Centralized management and collaboration for digital media assets across teams and enterprises.
- **Hardware IP Lifecycle Management (IPLM)**: Tracks and manages hardware IP design data and lifecycle processes for electronics and semiconductor teams.
- **Test Automation & Digital Experiences**: Solutions from acquired brands like **Perfecto** (web/mobile app testing) and **BlazeMeter** (load/performance testing).
- **Platform Automation**: Configuration, compliance, and infrastructure automation via **Puppet** (acquired 2022) and data management via **Delphix** (acquired 2024).
- **Professional Services & Open-Source Support**: Global experts to help maximize ROI, reduce risk, and support critical deployments ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company), [perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/system/files/2025-02/corporate-fact-sheet.pdf)).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Not revenue, but scale is significant: 20,000+ customers, 1,700+ employees, 1,000,000+ users, 14 offices worldwide, and customers in 80+ countries ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company)).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company)). Growth has been fueled by acquisitions: Hansoft (2017), Perfecto (2018), BlazeMeter (2021), Puppet (2022), Delphix (2024), and Snowtrack (2025) ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company)).
- **Growth Signals**: Continues strategic M&A through 2025, 1,700+ employees globally, and expanding portfolio to address AI-driven software delivery challenges. Recognized as a Top Workplace in Minnesota and Great Place to Work in India ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company), [perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/careers)).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Mission-critical trust**: 75% of the Fortune 100 rely on Perforce for environments where failure is not an option.
- **Broad portfolio**: Covers the full software delivery lifecycle — code, quality, infrastructure, and data — through an integrated suite of tools.
- **Deep vertical expertise**: Specialized solutions for gaming, semiconductor, medical device, aerospace/defense, and other high-regulation industries.
- **Global scale and reliability**: 10+ data centers and customers across 80+ countries ensure enterprise-grade scale and compliance.

## Strategic Focus
- **Enabling AI-era software governance**: Perforce is positioning itself as a "trusted partner helping organizations govern software delivery in the age of AI" by enforcing guardrails across code, quality, infrastructure, and data.
- **Continued portfolio expansion**: Investing in technologies and acquisitions that help teams "build, test, secure, and scale modern applications."
- **Sustainability and corporate responsibility**: CEO sits on the Board of SustainableIT, and the company supports industry-wide standards for environmental and social impact ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company), [perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company/our-culture)).

## Why Work Here
- **Growth and learning**: Career-specific and personal development training resources, plus "continued learning alongside experts."
- **Culture and belonging**: Employee Resource Groups, celebration of global traditions, and a commitment to a culturally diverse workplace.
- **Health and wellness**: Nearly 90% of gym memberships covered, healthy snacks/beverages, and wellness integrated into the culture.
- **Time off**: Paid holidays, parental leave, and flexible "You Time" with extra days added.
- **Community impact**: Paid day to volunteer, donation matching, and support for local communities.
- **Recognition**: Top Workplace in Minnesota (Star Tribune) and Certified Great Place to Work in India ([perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/careers), [perforce.com](https://www.perforce.com/company/our-culture)).

## Sources
1. [About Perforce, Leadership, Culture and Careers | Perforce Software](https://www.perforce.com/company)
2. [Careers | Perforce Software](https://www.perforce.com/careers)
3. [About Perforce Software – Corporate Fact Sheet (PDF)](https://www.perforce.com/system/files/2025-02/corporate-fact-sheet.pdf)
4. [Perforce Jobs on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/perforce)
5. [Our Culture | Perforce Software](https://www.perforce.com/company/our-culture)

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