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Principal Engineer & AI Lead

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Thu, Oct 22, 2026
This job expires in: 27 days

Job Summary

Seeking a hands-on Principal Engineer & AI Lead, this full-time position will establish and lead a small, autonomous engineering team, focusing on technical direction, architecture, and the integration of AI coding agents while actively developing software alongside team members.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own the technical architecture and design decisions for the team's applications and services
  • Integrate AI coding agents into the development lifecycle and establish effective workflows for AI-assisted tasks
  • Take responsibility for delivering production-ready capabilities from problem definition through deployment and operational support
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership
  • Strong software design and architecture skills, balancing simplicity and operational needs
  • Experience delivering and operating production software end to end
  • Proficiency in at least one primary technology stack and understanding of testing strategies and CI/CD
  • Practical experience using AI coding agents in real engineering workflows

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