Senior Principal Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Sat, Aug 08, 2026
This job expires in: 24 days
Job Summary
Acting as the technical leader on the ML Platform team, the full-time remote Senior Principal Software Engineer will drive architectural direction, deliver foundational infrastructure for AI and ML capabilities, and mentor fellow engineers.
Key responsibilities:
- Own technical direction of the ML Platform, focusing on scalability, reliability, latency, and cost
- Lead design and delivery of large-scope platform initiatives, coordinating across ML, data, and infrastructure teams
- Set and maintain high engineering quality through code contributions, design reviews, and mentorship
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience delivering complex backend or infrastructure systems at scale
- Direct experience building or operating core ML infrastructure such as feature stores and model serving
- Mastery of a modern backend language, ideally Java or Kotlin
- Deep proficiency with distributed systems concepts, including consistency and fault tolerance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
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