Principal Software Engineer (Python, AI)

About this role

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Here’s&nbsp;a summary of the role:</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":300,"335559739":300,"335559740":276}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"380b315d-6e35-56df-b209-c064bec51039|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Times New Roman",469769226,"Times New Roman",469775450,"wnfdnte",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"wnfdnte",335572020,"1",268442635,"24",335559705,"1033",335551547,"1033",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"Normal"]}">This is a&nbsp;</span></span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">principal-level role</span></span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;for someone who has already&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">operated</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;at Staff or Principal Engineer level in a sizeable engineering organization and can point to specific platform decisions — in production today — that they own.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">You'll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;</span></span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">set the technical direction for our AI-enabled platform</span></span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">: architecting secure, scalable, serverless systems on AWS, defining the patterns and governance practices that multiple teams adopt, and guiding where AI genuinely adds value across the stack.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"335551550":6,"335551620":6}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">Your leverage comes from the systems, architectures, and standards you put in place — not from individual output.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">You'll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;</span></span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">mentor senior engineers</span></span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">, lead org-wide design decisions, and be the person other technical leaders turn to when the hard calls need to be made.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">You'll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;still write code, but&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">that's</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;not where your impact is measured.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"335551550":6,"335551620":6}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">If&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">you've</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;</span></span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">led complex platform or AI initiatives</span></span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;at scale, have strong opinions about AI governance in production systems, and want the scope to shape an entire platform's&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">future,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;this is that role.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"335551550":6,"335551620":6}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle">Here’s</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle">&nbsp;a breakdown of what&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle">you’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Subtitle">&nbsp;do (not all of it, just the important stuff):</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":360,"335559739":320,"335559740":276}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">Shape engineering strategy with broad organizational impact —&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">you'll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="wnfdnte">&nbsp;influence long-term architectural direction across multiple teams and products, not just within your own squad.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"335551550":6,"335551620":6}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Drive platform evolution by&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;cross-cutting pain points and leading the design of secure, scalable, reusable solutions built on AWS and modern serverless and microservice patterns.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead architectural discussions and design reviews where the stakes are real — making clear trade-offs around performance, security, reliability, and maintainability, and getting alignment across teams with competing priorities.</span><span data