Principal Software Engineer
Key Skills for This Role
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You’ll make an impact by
Define and evolve the technical architecture across core systems and products
Provide hands-on technical leadership on strategic projects
Lead technical reviews and mentor engineers across all levels
Align engineering direction with product and ML research priorities
Identify and address scaling challenges before they become bottlenecks
Champion engineering excellence, reliability, and system sustainability
Languages: Python, Go, TypeScript
ML: PyTorch, HuggingFace, ONNX Runtime, LangChain
Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, Postgres, S3, Terraform
DevOps & Observability: GitHub Actions, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus
You will win us over by having the following qualifications
- Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience designing and scaling distributed systems and real-time applications
- Proven ability to lead technical strategy and cross-team architecture efforts
- Proficiency in at least one backend systems language (e.g., Python, Go, Java)
- Strong understanding of system design, performance optimization, and fault-tolerance
- Experience bridging machine learning research and production environments
- Background in building systems that operate in or interact with the physical world
- Ability to influence engineering orgs and contribute to hiring and culture
- Track record of mentoring senior and staff-level engineers
About the Team
We are an early-stage engineering team solving hard technical problems at the intersection of AI, systems, and real-world interaction. We operate with high autonomy, collaborate closely across functions, and maintain high technical standards. Principal Engineers at our company are expected to lead by example, model engineering excellence, and shape both what we build and how we build it.
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We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.
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Application Deadline
- This role will be posted for a minimum of five (5) days from the original posting date. The posting timeline may change based on applicant volume to ensure we attract and consider a strong and representative candidate pool.
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