Principal Engineer

The RoleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Act as the top individual-contributor engineer, responsible for the design, engineering standards and delivery of a major area of a software platform. The work blends hands-on development with technical mentorship and regular collaboration with executives and product counterparts.What You'll DoTake full accountability for a major technical area, covering its design, quality expectations and results.Design and write production code alongside your teammates to set the engineering bar by example.Join recurring leadership discussions and work with a product partner as a peer to achieve business goals.Coach and support engineers and team leads, strengthening their skills while remaining a hands-on contributor.Review and ship work while safeguarding quality and pace across multiple engineering groups.Encourage AI-first habits by building on current AI models and bringing consistency to the AI-assisted development tools the teams use.Contribute to a range of platform areas, such as runtime services, intelligent agents, integrations and data infrastructure.What We're Looking ForA decade or more of engineering experience delivering critical systems that run in production at significant scale.Solid skills in software design, reviewing technical architecture and writing code yourself.A record of launching new products from the ground up and carrying responsibility for an entire area of the system.Daily, in-depth use of current AI-assisted development tools.At least 2 years of recent experience at a growth-stage startup; a background at a large technology company is also welcome.Sound engineering fundamentals, ideally with Node.js and Python.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field.Ability to work on-site 5 days a week.Bonus PointsExperience as a technical founder or founding engineer.Familiarity with conversational or voice AI, or with financial services technology.Articles, conference presentations or open-source contributions related to AI or platform engineering.BenefitsHealth, dental and vision coveragePaid parental leaveMental health and wellness benefitsFamily benefitsLocation And Work ModelSan Francisco, CA, United StatesOn-site, 5 days per week in officeFull-timeCompensation, As The Posting Describes ItEquityRetirement planFlexible time off