Principal Software Engineer
GradialAI Marketing company
Seattle, United States$160,000 – $250,000Lead
Madrona
VMG Partners
Pruven Capital
General Advance
Outsiders Fund
DLA Piper
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Drive AI-native system architecture and technical vision for marketing operations.
- •Gradial is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive the architecture and technical vision behind AI-native systems that transform how creative teams build and update websites.
- •As a foundational technical leader, you’ll push the boundaries of how LLMs can power real-world workflows and reimagine the intersection of language, software, and creativity.
- •Key Responsibilities Define and drive the technical architecture for systems that convert natural language into intelligent, multi-step workflows using generative AI.
- •Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of LLM agents for real-time inference, dynamic prompting, memory management, and tool orchestration.
- •Set engineering standards and influence system design across the stack, with a focus on performance, reliability, and long-term extensibility.
- •Requirements 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant leadership of complex technical initiatives.
- •Deep expertise in distributed systems, algorithms, and scalable software design.
- •Hands-on experience with LLM integration, generative AI frameworks, or building AI-native applications.
Required skills
LLMsPythonJavaScriptTypeScriptNLPLangChainHugging FaceOpenAI APIAnthropic APIGemini APICI/CDDockerKubernetes
Nice-to-have skills
AWSGoogle CloudAzure
Domain expertise
martechaiproductivity
Benefits & perks
Performance-based annual bonus, Meaningful equity awards, Medical, dental & vision insurance, Fertility & family-planning support, 401k plan, Unlimited PTO, Free lunch
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptLLMsOpenAI APIAnthropic APIGemini APILangChainHugging FaceNLPGitLinuxREST APIAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CD