Principal AI Engineer

Panorama Education

129d • $315,000

About The Position

As a Principal AI Engineer in the AI Incubator, you will be a force multiplier across product and engineering. You will bring strong systems thinking, fast execution, and high-quality craftsmanship to the challenge of delivering production-ready AI experiences that feel magical to educators and students. You will design and deliver production systems that make full use of large language models to power in-product assistance, summarization, personalization, and task automation. LLMs are a foundational part of our platform. You will be responsible for selecting the right models, structuring inputs and outputs, and building robust infrastructure that supports scalable and reliable usage in real-world settings. This is a role for someone who thrives in high-trust, high-autonomy environments. You will ship quickly, raise the bar for those around you, and turn early-stage ideas into durable systems that create measurable value for educators and students.

Requirements

• 8 or more years of software engineering experience, including time at the Staff or Principal level
• A strong track record of building backend systems and delivering AI-powered products in production
• Experience applying large language models in real-world applications, including prompt design, evaluation, and deployment
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, with additional strength in front-end (Vue.js) and cloud infrastructure, we use AWS
• A 10x mindset: high output, high standards, and a clear ability to simplify and accelerate complex work
• Clear and direct communication, and a collaborative, team-first approach to leadership
• A passion for building practical tools that help educators support student success

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable systems and AI-driven features across the Solara and Class Companion platforms
• Apply LLMs to power in-product assistance, summarization, personalization, and automation features
• Prototype and evaluate agentic workflows that support educators in real-time decision making
• Own the delivery of fast, reliable systems that are secure, observable, and cost-effective
• Collaborate across product, design, marketing, and client-facing teams to ensure what we build is timely and impactful
• Balance hands-on coding with broader technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and guiding architectural decisions
• Operate across the stack when needed, with strength in backend and infrastructure and fluency in full-stack development
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering standards, velocity, and product quality across the team

Benefits

• Base Salary: The starting base salary for this position is $315,000.
• Actual offers depend on experience, skill and location.
• Annual bonuses or commission awards
• Equity awards
• Region-specific health and welfare benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees