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Principal Software Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define technical vision and architecture for AI-native engineering workflows and platform capabilities, designing production-grade agent-driven tools to improve developer productivity and business value.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (AI-native engineering platforms)

Builds

Production-grade agent-driven workflows, services, and tools spanning planning, implementation, testing, review, deployment, and operations.

Domain

Software Engineering / Artificial Intelligence / Developer Experience

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Generative AI models, coding agents, cloud platforms, distributed systems, CI/CD, observability, security, architecture design, 0→1 incubation, stakeholder alignment, mentorship

Preferred skills

Experience with complex brownfield environments, simplifying complex technical problems, driving organizational change without direct authority

Technologies

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python

Responsibilities

Define technical vision and architecture for AI-native workflows; Design and build production-grade agent-driven tools; Establish engineering standards and reusable patterns; Evaluate emerging AI tools for reliability and security; Lead 0→1 technical incubation and scale based on results; Mentor engineers and raise quality bars; Align senior stakeholders on technical direction.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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