CareerPlan

Principal Engineer ( AI + Dev Tooling)

San FranciscoFull-time$167k–$317k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Define the technical vision and architecture for agentic engineering, enabling hundreds of engineers to work alongside coding agents to write, review, and ship code.

Role type

Principal Engineer (AI + Dev Tooling)

Builds

Internal tools, libraries, platforms, and agentic engineering capabilities for the developer lifecycle.

Domain

Software Engineering, Developer Experience, AI/Agentic Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Agentic systems architecture, coding agent integration, CI/CD pipeline design, platform engineering, technical strategy, mentorship, cross-org initiative ownership

Preferred skills

Experience with agent runtimes and harnesses, tool use and context management, evaluation frameworks for AI agents

Technologies

Coding agents, AI frameworks, CI/CD tools, internal developer platforms

Responsibilities

Define architecture and guardrails for engineers and coding agents; set direction for internal tools and platforms; partner with engineering leaders on cross-org initiatives; mentor staff and senior engineers on agent adoption

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship