AI Principal Engineer

Improvado; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI-driven marketing platform is seeking an AI Principal Engineer to co-own the AI product roadmap and build key features. This role requires deep experience in AI/ML systems and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the CEO, guide a team of AI engineers, and work with modern LLM frameworks remotely with overlap in U.S. time zones. Competitive salary, PTO, and professional development support are offered.

Benefits

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Relocation assistance

Professional development reimbursement

Stock options after probation

Qualifications

• Deep experience building AI/ML systems, ideally with LLMs in production.
• Hands-on knowledge of prompt engineering, vector databases, orchestration tools, and model evaluation pipelines.
• Previous startup or fast-paced environment experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Co-own the AI product and technical roadmap.
• Design and implement key AI-powered features from the ground up.
• Write scalable, production-ready code and build intelligent agents using modern LLM frameworks.

Skills

Execution drive

User empathy

Communication skills

AI/ML systems experience

Familiarity with LLMs

Prompt engineering knowledge

Vector databases knowledge

Job description

Improvado is an AI-powered, unified platform designed for marketing teams in medium to large-scale enterprises and agencies, who are looking to automate complex marketing intelligence and reporting to make decisions with ease. Improvado gathers, organizes, and untangles marketing data to deliver instant insights through BI and AI, helping to eliminate complexity, delivering laser-focused insights to optimize budgets, enhance campaign efficiency and marketing ROI.

About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on AI Principle Engineer to help us build the future of AI at Improvado. It’s a unique opportunity for someone excited to define the product vision based on real user needs and directly build the systems that power it.

You’ll work closely with our CEO (who’s also our Chief Product Officer with a strong technical background) to drive the direction of our AI features. From high-level strategy to low-level implementation, you’ll bridge product thinking and deep engineering. You'll also help guide a small, talented team of AI engineers — mentoring, setting direction, and writing production code alongside them.

Note: This is a high-ownership, high-impact role with a 6-day workweek. We’re building fast and need someone ready to move with urgency and focus.

What You’ll Do

• Co-own the AI product and technical roadmap with our CEO
• Serve as the link between engineering and the business: ensure the team understands not just what to build, but why it matters
• Design and implement key AI-powered features from the ground up
• Drive technical architecture decisions and ensure high code quality and reliability
• Write scalable, production-ready code and build intelligent agents using modern LLM frameworks
• Define and track success metrics — from model performance to user satisfaction and adoption

What We’re Looking For

• A catalyst for action with a relentless drive for execution. We need a doer who thrives on speed and velocity, takes absolute ownership of outcomes, and is energized by a fast-paced environment
• Strong product instincts and user empathy — you think beyond models and love solving real problems
• Able to clearly communicate business context and product priorities to engineers — helping them build the right things, not just functional code
• Deep experience building AI/ML systems, ideally with LLMs in production
• Familiarity with the modern AI/LLM ecosystem
• Hands-on knowledge of prompt engineering, vector databases, orchestration tools, and model evaluation pipelines
• Clear communicator, comfortable leading discussions and making decisions
• Previous startup or fast-paced environment experience is a plus
• Availability to work a 6-day week and maintain consistent overlap with U.S. time zones.

What It’s Like to Work Here

• At Improvado, we’re a collaborative and ambitious team that moves fast and learns even faster. We believe in:
  • Velocity and speed of delivery
  • Clear ownership and high trust
  • Working on problems that matter
  • Staying flexible while delivering high-quality work
  • Building great things together, not in silos
  • We work across multiple time zones, with most collaboration centered around U.S. hours. We’re remote-first but value real-time collaboration and proactive communication.

What We Offer

• Fully remote work with overlap in U.S. time zones
• Competitive salary based on your experience and impact
• Relocation assistance to Latin America
• Modern AI tech stack and freedom to experiment
• 20 working days of PTO days + U.S. holidays and extra days off
• Professional development reimbursement
• Stock options after the probation period