Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The company is a venture-backed startup simplifying access to essential benefits for frontline workers through an AI-powered platform. The AI Principal Software Engineer will design, implement, and scale core backend systems and data pipelines, lead critical platform features, and define standards for identity management, security, integrations, reliability, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code. The role also involves collaborating cross-functionally and contributing to full-stack development.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of designing, implementing, and scaling the platform's core backend systems and data pipelines
- Lead end-to-end development for critical platform features, ensuring quality, performance, and scalability
- Define the architecture and standards for identity management, security solutions, and third-party API integrations
- Champion best practices in reliability engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code across the engineering team
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and data, to shape the future of the platform
- Collaborate with a small team of experienced engineers on full-stack development, impacting both backend systems and frontend technologies
Skills
- 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of leading complex projects end-to-end
- Expertise in system architecture, designing scalable and reliable software solutions
- Strong backend foundation (Node.js, Python, Javascript, etc.), with proficiency in modern cloud technologies (AWS or similar)
- Experience implementing secure systems, including best practices for handling sensitive data and integrating identity verification
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Experience building and shipping scalable software
- Experience automating complex processes (e.g., eligibility checks, fraud detection)
- Experience building systems handling large volumes of sensitive data (privacy/security focus)
- Experience integrating identity verification features (facial recognition, document verification)
Benefits
- Stocks
- PTO depending on level and experience
- Equity in a high-growth startup
- Comprehensive benefits package (tailored to your location)
- The opportunity to make a tangible impact on people's lives
- A collaborative, remote-first culture
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