Principal Software Engineer — AI-Driven Architecture (Remote)

micro1 Inc.

United States

Remote

USD 260,000 - 320,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Remote-first workforce

Health insurance premium reimbursement

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

micro1 Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to own the technical architecture and lead agentic engineering initiatives.

This remote role focuses on shaping the architecture and building AI-powered automation that accelerates development while maintaining reliability and scalability across platforms. You will mentor senior engineers, drive standards, and contribute hands-on coding to set a technical bar for the organization, with a strong emphasis on automation and cross-team

Qualifications

12+ years of software engineering experience at staff/principal level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Own Technical Architecture: shape long-term direction and decisions across platforms and infra.
Lead Agentic Engineering: design AI-driven workflows and autonomous coding agents.
Transform Code Review & Delivery: drive 30% PRs eligible for automated approval within 3 months.
Solve Critical Engineering Challenges: tackle bottlenecks, reliability, scalability, cross-team initiatives.
Establish Engineering Excellence: set standards for design, quality, testing, observability, security.
Build Developer Infrastructure: enhance CI/CD, tooling, testing, and workflows.
Drive Cross-Platform Alignment: reduce debt, promote reusable patterns and shared infra.
Stay Hands-On: write production-grade code, build prototypes, debug issues.
Provide Organization-Wide Technical Leadership: mentor staff engineers and raise the bar.