Principal AI Platform Engineer: Ship Production AI at Scale

Cacheflow; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cacheflow is seeking a Principal Engineer who is AI-native and product-minded. In this role, you will drive AI-powered capabilities that improve business outcomes for schools and educators.

Successful candidates will have deep technical intuition, 8+ years of engineering experience, and a proven track record of mentoring engineers. Join us to create impactful AI solutions in a dynamic environment!

Qualifications

• Deep intuition for why models fail, with experience predating the LLM boom.
• 8+ years of engineering excellence with end-to-end ownership of large systems.
• Experience formulating architectural strategy at the organization level.
• Track record of mentoring and hiring engineers to improve their skills.
• Proven record of shipping AI-powered products to production.

Responsibilities

• Own outcomes end-to-end and turn opportunities into shipped capabilities.
• Define AI technical direction and translate customer problems into strategies.
• Drive build-versus-buy decisions backed by evidence.
• Lead by implementation and rapidly prototype reference implementations.
• Help build shared foundations and raise the bar across the organization.

Skills

AI intuition

Engineering excellence

Architectural strategy

Mentorship

Production AI experience

Education

4-year CS degree or equivalent

Tools

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

Redis

React with TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cacheflow is seeking a Principal Engineer who is AI-native and product-minded. In this role, you will drive AI-powered capabilities that improve business outcomes for schools and educators.

Successful candidates will have deep technical intuition, 8+ years of engineering experience, and a proven track record of mentoring engineers. Join us to create impactful AI solutions in a dynamic environment!