Principal Engineer
Core
Principal Engineer setting technical direction, writing code, and mentoring engineers for DeepRunner AI's SMB business platform.
Role type
Principal Engineer (hands-on IC)
Builds
Production software for SMB business platforms with AI-powered automation
Domain
SaaS / AI / Business Automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
architectural judgment, production software shipping, mentoring, open source contributions, AI coding assistants, system resilience, API design, data modeling
Preferred skills
startup experience, distributed team collaboration, AI/ML systems production experience
Technologies
Claude Code, Cursor, LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, agent architectures
Responsibilities
Set architectural direction across products and platforms, write and review production code, mentor and grow engineers, ship software with full production responsibility, enforce engineering standards, engage with open source
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC