Principal Engineer - AI-Driven Developer Tools

Scribd, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 167,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scribd Flex (flexible work model)

Health, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off & parental leave

Equity & retirement matching

Job summary

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to define how we build software as AI changes the work. You will own the technical vision for agentic engineering, guiding hundreds of engineers to work with coding agents across our stack.

You will partner with CTO and leadership to set direction, raise engineering standards, and drive high-impact initiatives that outlast individual projects. A strong focus on developer experience and platform engineering is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering at staff/principal level.
• Hands-on experience applying AI to real software problems.
• Deep knowledge of agent runtimes, tool use and context management.
• Proven track record mentoring senior engineers.
• Experience in developer experience, platform or infrastructure engineering.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and guardrails for engineers and coding agents across codebase, CI/CD, and infra.
• Set standards for internal tools, libraries, and platforms used company-wide.
• Turn ambiguous problems into initiatives and own delivery end-to-end.
• Mentor engineers, roll out new agent capabilities, and raise engineering bar.

Skills

10+ years experience

AI in software

Agentic engineering

Mentoring engineers

Platform engineering

Job description

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer to define how we build software as AI changes the work. You will own the technical vision for agentic engineering, guiding hundreds of engineers to work with coding agents across our stack.

You will partner with CTO and leadership to set direction, raise engineering standards, and drive high-impact initiatives that outlast individual projects. A strong focus on developer experience and platform engineering is essential.