Principal Software Engineer
PEOPLE INC.
8 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
$ 220KJob location
Remote
Tech stack
API
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Computing
Distributed Systems
Performance Tuning
Large Language Models
Backend
Front End Software Development
Job description
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will operate as a senior technical leader, owning architecture and execution across a complex, production-grade system. This is a highly hands-on role where you will work across the full stack, driving system design, scaling infrastructure, and embedding AI capabilities directly into core product workflows.
What You'll Do
- Lead architecture and technical direction across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
- Design and scale systems supporting high-volume, real-time AI-driven workloads
- Build and ship end-to-end features across the full stack
- Integrate LLMs and AI systems into production environments
- Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across distributed systems
- Mentor engineers and elevate technical standards across the team
- Partner closely with leadership to shape product and engineering strategy
Requirements
- Proven ownership of production systems at scale
- Hands-on experience deploying LLMs in real-world applications
- Strong system design skills with a focus on performance and reliability
- Experience in fast-paced, high-ownership environments (startup experience preferred)
- Ability to operate independently and drive complex projects end-to-end
- High agency and a strong bias for action
Tech Stack
- Full-stack application development
- Distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
- AI and LLM integration and orchestration
- Scalable backend services and APIs
About the company
A high-growth, product-driven AI company building next-generation infrastructure for large-scale, AI-powered digital experiences.
This team is redefining how content and user interactions are created and delivered using cutting-edge generative AI. With a live product, strong revenue traction, and ambitious scaling plans, they are positioned at the forefront of a rapidly evolving market. Operating with a lean, high-performance culture, they prioritize ownership, speed, and impact., You will join a company with real traction, real users, and real revenue, operating at the cutting edge of applied AI. This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact role with significant ownership, where your technical decisions will directly influence product direction and company growth. The team is lean, execution-focused, and moving fast, ideal for builders who want to see their work ship and scale quickly.
About People In AI
People In AI partners with ambitious companies building at the frontier of artificial intelligence. We connect exceptional engineers and leaders with opportunities to do meaningful, high-impact work across the AI ecosystem.