Principal Engineer, Core Product

About the role

In this position, you will take charge of the architecture and execution of our Core Product, focusing on our agent-driven engine and related systems. You will collaborate closely with various teams to translate product strategies into actionable technical plans while mentoring other engineers and ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Lead the architectural design for Wisdom and Agents, our engine that processes unstructured customer feedback into structured insights. This role involves working with production-level agent and machine learning infrastructure.
• Develop phased technical plans that align with product goals, including estimates, milestones, and risk assessments.
• Evaluate trade-offs among factors such as accuracy, latency, user experience, AI behavior, reliability, cost, and delivery timelines, and be prepared to justify your decisions.
• Establish clear responsibility boundaries across frontend, backend, and agent workflows, ensuring clarity in data contracts.
• Review engineering and product documents, identifying any missing technical or product details to prevent execution issues.
• Facilitate planning in your areas of responsibility while empowering area leads and senior engineers to maintain ownership of their projects.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Engineering, and GTM teams to clarify complex problem statements and contribute to product direction.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence their work without relying on formal authority, while remaining hands-on to review code and manage implementation risks.

Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in a Staff or Principal engineering role, with a strong focus on architecture and execution for multi-team projects.
• Proven experience in owning the architecture and execution of complex product or platform initiatives.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, with knowledge across agent systems, machine learning engineering, ML platforms, and frontend architecture. This role requires a broad skill set to tackle end-to-end product challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to convert ambiguity into clear engineering plans, supported by strong written communication in design documents and trade-off analyses.
• Experience mentoring and guiding engineers without relying on formal authority.
• Ability to constructively challenge requirements across Product, Design, Engineering, and GTM, with a focus on detail and a collaborative mindset.

What Success Looks Like

• In 3 months: You will have assumed full responsibility for the architecture and execution of a complex area within Core Product.
• In 6 months: You will independently manage one or two areas from technical direction to execution, earning the trust of Product and senior engineers.
• In 12 months: You will have elevated the technical standards for Core Product, establishing benchmarks for architecture review, estimation, and production readiness that endure beyond your projects.

Why Enterpret?

• High Impact: Work at the forefront of AI-native product engineering, shaping the systems that transform raw customer feedback into actionable insights for major clients like Canva and Notion.
• Ownership: Enjoy complete responsibility for features and systems from inception to delivery.
• Complex Challenges: Engage with intricate problems where agent reasoning and ML platforms intersect, providing opportunities to work on real-world applications.
• Growth: Gain in-depth, hands-on experience with agent systems and ML platforms, whether you are an AI expert seeking ownership or a distributed systems engineer ready to dive into AI architecture.
• Culture: Join a collaborative, values-driven environment that encourages autonomy and personal growth.
• Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, equity options, hybrid work arrangements, premium healthcare, and additional perks.

What We Value

At Enterpret, we emphasize ownership and teamwork. We support each other while providing constructive feedback, and we strive for continuous improvement with humility and a commitment to learning.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer, ensuring that all employees and candidates are treated fairly regardless of age, gender, disability, marital status, race, religion, or ethnic background. We aim to provide equitable terms and conditions of employment.