Principal Engineer, Agentic AI

Steer

13h•Remote

About The Position

Steer is hiring a Principal Engineer, Agentic AI to join its Core Platform Team and help advance its CRM platform. The role focuses on building systems around autonomous, AI-driven workflows and leading products from vision through launch. The engineer will own core CRM components, especially data ingestion and processing that power automation tools, and help shape a platform serving automotive repair shops. The Principal Engineer will set technical direction, design reusable full-stack components and services, and help ensure performance as the platform scales. They will work closely with Product to understand customer pain points, adapt to evolving business priorities, and make architectural decisions that deliver customer value. The role also champions security, test automation, maintainability, and high-quality code reviews, while influencing CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure as code, and AI-integrated infrastructure for autonomous workflows. Steer describes its culture as high-ownership, fast-paced, AI-first, and agentic-first. The company expects this role to be a primary professional focus, with strong accountability and commitment to delivering results. The position is remote within the United States.

Requirements

At least 7 years of professional experience building complex, web-based SaaS products.
Strong ownership, accountability, high standards, and commitment to delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
Hands-on experience with LLMs and prompt engineering, using AI to bridge gaps and accelerate development.
Proven experience deploying AI-powered features and autonomous agentic workflows in production-grade infrastructure.
Hands-on experience integrating AI tooling into CI/CD pipelines, such as automated code review agents, AI-assisted testing, or agentic workflow orchestration.
Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL, and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Redis, including schema design and query optimization.
Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into product outcomes and collaborate with leadership.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with .NET, Node.js (TypeScript), and React.
Experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Previous experience as a founding engineer or in an early-stage startup environment.
Experience building or integrating Claude marketplace plugins in the Anthropic ecosystem, including prompt chaining, tool use, or MCP integrations.

Responsibilities

Own and optimize core components of the Steer CRM, particularly data ingestion and processing for automation tools.
Lead the design of reusable full-stack components and services that support platform performance and scale.
Adapt priorities between new integrations and core infrastructure as business needs evolve.
Partner with Product to understand user pain points and ensure architectural decisions deliver tangible customer value.
Champion security, test automation, and maintainability best practices.
Conduct in-depth code reviews that improve the engineering organization.
Influence CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Design and maintain AI-integrated, agentic-ready infrastructure that enables autonomous workflows.
Lead products from vision through launch and contribute to technical strategy.