Principal Engineer, Autonomous AI Systems (Remote)

Block; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 319,000 - 478,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Job summary

Block in San Francisco is looking for a Principal Engineer to build AI-enabled solutions and autonomous agents across its platforms. This role emphasizes developing systems that deliver real business value while fostering a culture of technical excellence.

The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of experience in software engineering or machine learning, with significant expertise in building autonomous systems in production. A strong product-minded approach and excellent collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering or machine learning.
• Deep experience building autonomous agents in production environments.
• Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and align teams.

Responsibilities

• Ship, architect, and own autonomous agents and workflows.
• Design agent orchestration systems at production scale.
• Integrate and optimize frontier LLMs into agents.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Collaboration and communication skills

Experience with autonomous agents

Product-minded engineering approach

Job description

Block in San Francisco is looking for a Principal Engineer to build AI-enabled solutions and autonomous agents across its platforms. This role emphasizes developing systems that deliver real business value while fostering a culture of technical excellence.

The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of experience in software engineering or machine learning, with significant expertise in building autonomous systems in production. A strong product-minded approach and excellent collaboration skills are essential.