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Principal Engineer - AI Products & Platform, Remote
Job Description
As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll be one of the most senior technical leaders shaping the future of our AI-powered product ecosystem: from architecting the foundations of next‑generation agentic and AI‑enabled experiences, to scaling our platform to millions of users worldwide. Reporting to our SVP of Engineering and collaborating closely with our Distinguished Engineer, you’ll set technical direction across a broad horizontal product space, guide dozens of engineering teams, and build systems from V0 through V2 that are both innovative and production‑ready. This role blends high-level architectural influence with hands-on code contributions, tackling complex problems at scale and delivering capabilities that will define our company’s next chapter.
Primary Duties:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:
- 10+ years of engineering experience architecting and scaling reliable backend or platform systems for millions of users.
- Proven track record in V0, V1, and V2 architecture and delivery - guiding large teams (50+ engineers) across multiple product areas.
- Strong background in architecting or implementing AI-driven features - with the ability to translate AI capabilities into scalable, user-facing products
- Experience designing platform and API ecosystems that serve broad horizontal product spaces
- Deep hands-on expertise with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), event streaming (Kafka), and large-scale database systems
- Expertise in containerization/orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern CI/CD pipelines
- Experience engineering systems for scalability, high availability, and security — with a focus on sensitive or regulated data
- Familiarity with database replication, sharding, and other techniques critical to distributed systems performance and resiliency
- Ability to lead and mentor senior engineering talent, shaping architecture decisions and technical direction across multiple teams
- Demonstrated success evaluating and adopting emerging technologies to drive company-wide technical strategies
Physical Requirements:
Sitting for prolonged periods of time. Extensive use of computers and keyboard. Occasional walking and lifting may be required.
