Principal AI Software Engineering Lead / IT Architect 3 at 3Core Systems , Inc
Irving, TX
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Aug 2, 2026
Irving, TX
Nov 9, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A 12-month contract role based in Irving, TX (hybrid, 3 days onsite) focused on driving enterprise adoption of AI-assisted software engineering platforms — including Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot — and agentic development workflows. The role involves establishing standards, governance frameworks, and reference architectures for AI-native development, while partnering with engineering teams to improve developer productivity and software delivery. Suited to a senior individual contributor with strong backend engineering and technical leadership experience.
Senior level · 5+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Bachelor's required · Contract
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 650 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 340–850
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,221 (middle half $107,984–$167,709).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 4, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Principal AI Software Engineering Lead / IT Architect 3' is advertised at Principal level, but the actual requirements (5+ years minimum, individual contributor scope, no org-wide authority described) support a Senior classification.
The degree requirement is nuanced: the posting lists a Bachelor's OR Master's with 3 years OR Associate's with 9 years. The minimum hard gate is a Bachelor's degree; equivalent experience paths are also offered, but since a degree is explicitly required in all paths, Bachelors is used as the minimum.
Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot are listed together under 'Additional Technical Skills (Required)' with 'or similar' — treated as a single required capability with the named tools as alternatives to each other.
AWS and Azure appear only under the Desired/optional skills section, so they are marked as preferred.
Spec-driven development, robotics/Physical AI/simulation/Digital Twin exposure, and developer experience platforms appear under the Desired section and are marked as preferred.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): agentic development, spec-driven development.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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