Senior Principal Software Engineer

Shutterfly

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Own and Build Agentic AI Platforms
Architect and build scalable agentic AI systems
Develop multi-agent systems that reason, plan, and take actions
Build Autonomous agents operating across end-to-end customer journeys
Build reusable platforms, not one-off solutions
Enable multiple teams to innovate independently
Drive End-to-End Technical Strategy
Define platform abstractions and reusable capabilities
Contribute to, define and lead architecture for AI platforms
Build foundational capabilities including: Evaluation frameworks, Scalable inference and orchestration infrastructure
Ensure systems are highly available, performant, and production-grade
Be Deeply Hands-On
Maintain deep hands-on involvement in prototyping, architecture, and critical production systems
Leverage modern AI tooling
Set the standard for AI-driven engineering productivity and development practices
Lead by example in coding, design reviews, and system debugging
Deliver Measurable Business Impact
Define and track AI-specific success metrics
Partner with Product, UX, and Data teams to translate AI capabilities
Drive experimentation (A/B testing) and ensure AI systems deliver quantifiable outcomes
Lead Across the Organization
Influence architecture and execution across multiple teams and domains
Mentor senior engineers and leaders
Raise the bar on AI and system design excellence
Champion adoption of agentic AI and AI-first development practices

Bachelors degree in an Engineering discipline or Computer Science
12+ years of software engineering experience
deep expertise in distributed systems
Proven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale, high-impact systems
Experience influencing and leading cross-organizational technical strategy
Strong hands-on coding and system design skills
Experience operating large-scale, highly available cloud systems
Demonstrated ability to translate advanced technology into business impact
Experience building 0→1 AI platforms or products in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Experience building AI/ML systems
Experience with LLMs, agent frameworks, and retrieval systems
Experience with Multi-agent architectures and orchestration
Experience in consumer-facing products or ecommerce platforms

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