Senior Principal Software Engineer – Applied AI
Highspot
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Seattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $277,391 - $342,391 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudJavaPythonTypeScript
About the role
- Apply Generative AI to solve hard unsolved challenges in the application of Agentic AI to real-world business challenges
- Work with a team of Applied AI engineers that works at the bleeding edge of Generative AI to solve high-impact business challenges.
- Grow, coach, build and scale talent on the Applied AI team
- Drive operational excellence to achieve enterprise-grade scale, reliability, security, cost-efficiency and performance.
- Drive technical direction for building a safe, scalable and reliable Agentic AI platform for all of Highspot
- Communicate complex concepts and the results of analyses in a clear and effective manner to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaborate with other team members and cross-functionally to share knowledge and discuss initiatives.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in Generative AI and Agentic AI systems, including LLMs, context engineering, and modern vector-based retrieval systems.
- 8+ years working as a professional software developer
- A great understanding of Generative AI systems, best practices and experience in shipping Agentic AI into distributed, data-intensive production systems
- Experience developing and operating Cloud services at enterprise scale
- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, C#, Typescript or equivalent programming languages
- Great collaboration with teams with different backgrounds/expertise/functions.
- Expertise in full product lifecycle; technical designs, fast shipping, iterative implementation, and successful product launches.
- Experience and passion for mentoring and encouraging collaborative teams.
- Experience in cultivating a strong engineering culture in an agile environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
- 401(k) Matching with immediate vesting on employer match
- Flexible PTO
- 8 paid holidays and 5 paid days for Annual Holiday Week
- Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
- 2 volunteer days per year
- Commuting benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Generative AIAgentic AILLMscontext engineeringvector-based retrieval systemsJavaPythonC#TypescriptCloud services
Soft skills
collaborationmentoringcoachingcommunicationoperational excellenceteam buildingproblem-solvingagile environmentknowledge sharingcross-functional teamwork