Principal Software Engineer
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Information Technology space.
This role will help shape the technical direction for a sophisticated platform built to support autonomous investigation workflows and data-intensive decision-making. The position will partner closely with ML/AI engineers and Product Management to define scalable architecture, establish clear system boundaries, and deliver reliable infrastructure for complex AI-enabled capabilities.
As a senior technical leader, you will also drive engineering standards, mentor experienced engineers, and help ensure the platform can perform efficiently at scale.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $190,600 – $257,800 annually
Responsibilities
Architect and implement core components for the autonomous investigation platform
Own technical direction for complex, ambiguous problems and establish data contracts and system boundaries
Collaborate with ML/AI engineers to design infrastructure for model training and evaluation
Champion engineering standards, including system design patterns and data modeling conventions
Lead design reviews and mentor senior engineers to elevate technical competencies
Identify and mitigate performance and scalability issues in the investigation pipeline
Work alongside Product Management to shape requirements and propose balanced solutions
Qualifications
10+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on high-scale system design in distributed environments
Expertise in data systems and stream processing, including Kafka and Flink
Strong knowledge of ML/AI system design, including model serving and feature pipelines
Ability to navigate complex technical problems and articulate trade-offs
Experience in cloud-native environments, with AWS preferred, relevant to AI/ML workloads
Strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical teams
Benefits
Flexible work arrangements, with fully remote positions available
Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development
Collaborative and diverse team environment that values unique perspectives
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement core components for the autonomous investigation platform
- Own technical direction for complex, ambiguous problems and establish data contracts and system boundaries
- Collaborate with ML/AI engineers to design infrastructure for model training and evaluation
- Champion engineering standards, including system design patterns and data modeling conventions
- Lead design reviews and mentor senior engineers to elevate technical competencies
- Identify and mitigate performance and scalability issues in the investigation pipeline
- Work alongside Product Management to shape requirements and propose balanced solutions
Qualifications
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on high-scale system design in distributed environments
- Expertise in data systems and stream processing, including Kafka and Flink
- Strong knowledge of ML/AI system design, including model serving and feature pipelines
- Ability to navigate complex technical problems and articulate trade-offs
- Experience in cloud-native environments, with AWS preferred, relevant to AI/ML workloads
- Strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical teams
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements, with fully remote positions available
- Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development
- Collaborative and diverse team environment that values unique perspectives
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
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