Principal Engineer, AI-Enabled Engineering
About The Position
Principal Engineer, AI-Enabled Engineering Job Overview Principal Engineer, AI-Enabled Engineering THE ROLE: At Polly, we've created the future of car insurance. Our innovative mobile technology enables car-buyers to view multiple insurance quotes and immediately purchase online and/or connect with licensed insurance agents. This is all powered by our people. We are bold trailblazers who are passionate about doing amazing things – together. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! WHAT YOU’LL DO: Our engineering team is hiring a principal-level engineer who combines strong technical skills with a “can-do” attitude, who continuously thinks about quality and modern engineering practices. The most qualified candidates will exhibit the following competencies and work attributes: Technical depth Expert-level proficiency in C# / .NET is strongly preferred. We will consider exceptional Java engineers with a demonstrated ability and appetite to move into a .NET-dominant environment Experience designing and building distributed, cloud-native systems (Azure preferred) Strong API design, microservices, and event-driven architecture experience Hands-on with AI/ML integration AI-enabled engineering mindset Demonstrated use of AI tooling to accelerate software delivery Experience building AI-assisted or AI-augmented features into production systems Passion for exploring how emerging tech changes the practice of engineering, not just the product Comfortable operating in ambiguity Engineering leadership & maturity Proven track record of maturing engineering teams Establishes engineering standards and practices that stick across teams and outlast their direct involvement Coaches engineers at all levels and leads by example Creates a culture of continuous improvement through direct, constructive conversations about quality and craft Cross-functional influence Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for engineers, product, and business stakeholders Works fluidly across product, data, and business teams Influences without authority The Polly signal Excited by the opportunity to reshape how an industry operates through software Bias toward action and shipping Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-moving environments where the answer isn't always obvious
Requirements
- Expert-level proficiency in C# / .NET is strongly preferred (exceptional Java engineers with demonstrated ability and appetite to move into a .NET-dominant environment will be considered)
- Experience designing and building distributed, cloud-native systems (Azure preferred)
- Strong API design, microservices, and event-driven architecture experience
- Hands-on with AI/ML integration
- AI-enabled engineering mindset
- Demonstrated use of AI tooling to accelerate software delivery
- Experience building AI-assisted or AI-augmented features into production systems
- Passion for exploring how emerging tech changes the practice of engineering
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity
- Proven track record of maturing engineering teams
- Ability to establish engineering standards and practices that stick across teams and outlast their direct involvement
- Ability to coach engineers at all levels and lead by example
- Ability to create a culture of continuous improvement through direct, constructive conversations about quality and craft
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for engineers, product, and business stakeholders
- Ability to work fluidly across product, data, and business teams
- Ability to influence without authority
- Strong backend and/or frontend development (C#, .NET, React, Python, or similar)
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and microservices architecture
- Proven experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and observability/monitoring
Nice To Haves
- Excited by the opportunity to reshape how an industry operates through software
- Bias toward action and shipping
- Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-moving environments where the answer isn't always obvious
Responsibilities
- Design and build distributed, cloud-native systems (Azure preferred)
- Develop strong API design, microservices, and event-driven architecture
- Integrate AI/ML into systems
- Utilize AI tooling to accelerate software delivery
- Build AI-assisted or AI-augmented features into production systems
- Explore how emerging tech changes the practice of engineering
- Mature engineering teams
- Establish engineering standards and practices
- Coach engineers at all levels
- Create a culture of continuous improvement
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for engineers, product, and business stakeholders
- Work fluidly across product, data, and business teams
- Influence without authority
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA and Commuter pre-tax benefit
- Flextime PTO and generous holiday time
- Paid Parental leave + baby cash
- Matching 401(k) contributions
- Employer paid Life Insurance
- Life & disability Insurance
- Work from anywhere options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
