Senior Principal AI Platform Engineer - Remote

Shutterfly; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 160,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) program

Bonus opportunity

Job summary

Shutterfly is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to design and build agentic AI platforms that power personalization, lifecycle engagement, and customer journeys. You will lead architecture decisions while staying hands-on in prototyping and critical production systems.

The role emphasizes scalable, available AI infrastructure, collaboration with Product and Data teams, and mentoring senior engineers to raise the bar on AI strategy and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science.
• 12+ years of software engineering with distributed systems expertise.
• Proven track record architecting large-scale, high-impact systems.
• Experience influencing and leading cross-organizational tech strategy.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead design of AI platforms powering personalization and journeys.
• Hands-on prototyping, architecture, and production system work.
• Define platform abstractions and reusable capabilities for autonomous teams.
• Drive measurable business impact with AI capabilities across the org.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software engineering

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or CS

Master's degree in Engineering or CS

Tools

Agent frameworks

Vector databases

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Shutterfly is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to design and build agentic AI platforms that power personalization, lifecycle engagement, and customer journeys. You will lead architecture decisions while staying hands-on in prototyping and critical production systems.

The role emphasizes scalable, available AI infrastructure, collaboration with Product and Data teams, and mentoring senior engineers to raise the bar on AI strategy and execution.