Principal Software Engineer - Remote AI-Driven Architect

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape our overall technical architecture and to lead hands-on delivery in a remote setting. The role focuses on building scalable, reliable systems while driving architectural decisions that impact the entire organization.

You will advance agentic engineering, design AI-powered workflows and autonomous development tooling, and mentor engineers across multiple teams to raise the bar on delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with senior leadership roles.
• Hands-on expertise in Python or TypeScript and production systems.
• Experience with agentic engineering, AI code agents, LLM integrations, automation.

Responsibilities

• Own long-term technical architecture and guide critical decisions.
• Design AI-driven engineering workflows and autonomous development tools.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and internal tooling to boost velocity.
• Lead by example with production-grade code and reviews across teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence engineering strategy.

Skills

Senior leadership

Python

TypeScript

Distributed systems

AI integration

Automation & CI/CD

Mentorship

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Tool orchestration

Job description

Confidential is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape our overall technical architecture and to lead hands-on delivery in a remote setting. The role focuses on building scalable, reliable systems while driving architectural decisions that impact the entire organization.

You will advance agentic engineering, design AI-powered workflows and autonomous development tooling, and mentor engineers across multiple teams to raise the bar on delivery and quality.