$170K - 190K a year
The Principal Software Engineer will lead the integration of AI into cloud-native applications, shaping technical direction and mentoring engineers. Responsibilities include building full stack features, designing backend services, and ensuring reliability and scalability of AI capabilities.
Candidates should have over 9 years of full stack development experience, particularly with React and Python, and a proven track record in building production-grade web applications. Familiarity with AI/ML integration and experience as a technical mentor or team lead are also required.
About the Role At Seek, we’re building the first-ever marketplace for data apps—where providers and consumers connect to drive real business impact fast. Insight Cloud isn’t just another BI tool; it’s a platform built from the ground up for the secure exchange of complete, production-ready data applications. We're hiring a Principal Software Engineer, Applied AI who will serve as a technical leader in bringing cutting-edge AI into production at scale. This role goes beyond coding features. You'll shape technical direction, set patterns for integrating AI into cloud-native applications, and mentor others to deliver robust, human-centered AI experiences. You'll work across the stack while also ensuring our AI capabilities (like conversational querying, guided workflows, and intelligent recommendations) are implemented with reliability, security, and long-term scalability. In this role you will get to: Build full stack features using React, Python, and modern APIs to deliver high-quality user experiences Design and extend backend services and APIs that integrate AI models and external AI services into the platform Create intuitive user workflows that incorporate AI (e.g., conversational data querying, assisted discovery, or guided analytics) Integrate with Snowflake and our semantic modeling layer to deliver seamless data-driven applications Define patterns and best practices for integrating LLMs and semantic modeling into data workflows Mentor and guide engineers, raising the bar on engineering craft, AI integration strategies, and system reliability Shape the app marketplace experience by advancing intelligent recommendations, AI-assisted publishing, and cross-app insights Ensure reliability at scale by driving observability, automated testing, CI/CD improvements, and performance tuning across AI-enabled systems Partner with product and design leadership to translate ambiguous AI opportunities into customer-ready features Evaluate and influence technology choices (agent frameworks, Snowflake integrations, orchestration layers) We’re excited about you because you have: 9+ years of full stack development experience with strong proficiency in React and Python Proven track record building and shipping production-grade web applications (SaaS or data platforms a plus) Deep expertise in system architecture, distributed systems, and API design Familiarity with AI/ML integration (using APIs, SDKs, or model endpoints) in production software Strong ability to debug complex systems end-to-end across frontend, backend, and data layers Demonstrated experience as a technical mentor or team lead driving engineering quality and scaling teams Excellent communicator who can bridge technical and business perspectives in cross-functional teams Bonus points if you have: Hands-on experience integrating LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines into apps Knowledge of agent frameworks or intelligent assistant patterns Familiarity with Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses Recognized as a go-to problem solver or thought leader in AI product integration or full stack engineering Startup experience—comfortable moving quickly and wearing multiple hats Salary: The annual salary range for this position is between $170,000 - $190,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, PTO, 16 annual company holidays, 401K, Vision Insurance Location This is an entirely remote position for candidates based in the US. No Visa Sponsorship Available We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time. Why Seek? Seek is on a mission to connect analytics developers and consumers like never before—delivering business value in minutes, not months. Our platform enables data providers to deliver their datasets as complete analytics apps: embedded visualizations, predictive models, governed collaboration, and scalable delivery. We value ownership, flexibility, and collaboration. You’ll be part of a team that prioritizes work-life balance, experimentation, and innovation—working alongside talented peers who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of analytics and applied AI.
This job posting was last updated on 10/7/2025