Principal Engineer, AI-Driven Marketing & Enterprise Tech

DocuSign, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 202,800 - 327,625; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Full Health Benefits

Retirement Plans

Learning and Development

Compassionate Care Leave

Job summary

A leading digital solutions company is seeking a Principal Engineer to drive the technical vision in marketing and enterprise applications. This hybrid role emphasizes AI enablement and the design of complex, large-scale systems. Candidates should have over 15 years of experience in software engineering, with an excellent track record in distributed architectures and data platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong mentoring skills and a proven ability to influence technical decisions, aligning with business priorities.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with expertise in data-intensive platforms.
• Experience in AI-adjacent systems including data platforms and automation.
• Proven ability to design complex distributed architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term architecture and technical strategy for marketing and sales technology.
• Lead design and adoption of AI-enabled capabilities in lifecycle marketing.
• Mentor engineers and guide teams through architectural decisions.

Skills

Software engineering

AI enablement

Distributed systems

Large-scale data platforms

Microservices architectures

Backend programming languages (Java, Python, Node.js)

SQL and NoSQL databases

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Spark

Hive

Job description

A leading digital solutions company is seeking a Principal Engineer to drive the technical vision in marketing and enterprise applications. This hybrid role emphasizes AI enablement and the design of complex, large-scale systems. Candidates should have over 15 years of experience in software engineering, with an excellent track record in distributed architectures and data platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong mentoring skills and a proven ability to influence technical decisions, aligning with business priorities.