Principal Software Engineer Agents for Good

blackbaud; United States; Remote; USD 134,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Wellness programs

Retirement matching

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Blackbaud seeks a principal-level software engineer to lead hands-on development for generative AI and agent-based software. You will shape product features and the shared frameworks enabling other teams to build agents.

The role spans architecture, implementation, reliability, and technical guidance while promoting AI-supported development practices. Responsibilities include designing complex AI-integrated software, mentoring engineers, and guiding cross-functional planning with product and UX

Qualifications

• At least eight years of software engineering experience, including leadership on AI-related projects.
• Strong knowledge of .NET Core and C#, plus modern web development with Angular, TypeScript or JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Demonstrated experience building and deploying generative AI or agent-based features.
• Practical skill in prompt engineering, agent orchestration, and improving large language model behavior.
• Experience using AI coding assistants as part of software development workflows.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, SQL Server or Cosmos DB, cloud infrastructure, Agile methods, and continuous delivery.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex software that integrates generative AI and agent capabilities.
• Build and maintain scalable, efficient code for agent products and reusable development frameworks.
• Guide cross-functional technical planning and delivery with product, user experience, and engineering partners.
• Improve prompt quality, agent orchestration, and AI-driven workflows; monitor performance, reliability, and security.
• Establish effective AI-assisted development practices across the software lifecycle.
• Mentor engineers, uphold strong engineering standards, and contribute to platform direction for AI and agents.

Skills

Leadership experience

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

.NET Core

C#

Angular

TypeScript

JavaScript

CSS

HTML

REST APIs

SQL Server

Cosmos DB

Cloud infrastructure

Agile methods

Continuous delivery

Job description

Role overview

Lead hands-on engineering for generative AI and agent-based software, shaping both product features and the shared frameworks that enable other teams to build agents. The principal-level role spans architecture, implementation, reliability, and technical guidance, while helping teams adopt AI-supported development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex software that integrates generative AI and agent capabilities.
• Build and maintain scalable, efficient code for agent products and reusable development frameworks.
• Guide cross-functional technical planning and delivery with product, user experience, and engineering partners.
• Improve prompt quality, agent orchestration, and AI-driven workflows; monitor performance, reliability, and security.
• Establish effective AI-assisted development practices across the software lifecycle.
• Mentor engineers, uphold strong engineering standards, and contribute to platform direction for AI and agents.

Requirements

• At least eight years of software engineering experience, including leadership on AI-related projects.
• Strong knowledge of .NET Core and C#, plus modern web development with Angular, TypeScript or JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Demonstrated experience building and deploying generative AI or agent-based features.
• Practical skill in prompt engineering, agent orchestration, and improving large language model behavior.
• Experience using AI coding assistants as part of software development workflows.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, SQL Server or Cosmos DB, cloud infrastructure, Agile methods, and continuous delivery.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.

Benefits and work setup

The source describes a remote-flexible workforce. Listed benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness programs, retirement matching, flexible paid time off, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and other support programs. The listed starting base pay range is $133,700–$173,800.