Principal Software Engineer (AI + ML SaaS / Insurtech)

EvolutionIQ • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

EvolutionIQ's mission is to deliver state-of-the-art technology that helps insurance claims teams make claims handling more accurate, fair, and efficient, so that more people impacted by injury or illness can continue their lives with dignity and stability. We are currently experiencing massive growth and to accomplish our goals, we are hiring world-class talent who want to help build and scale internally, and transform the insurance space. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer—a pragmatic visionary who will serve as a high-leverage force multiplier across the entire organization. In this role, you will drive the technical vision for our new agentic products and the growth of our platform. You will solve our most complex technical bottlenecks and serve as the critical bridge between executive strategy and engineering execution. Your mission is to ensure our technical roadmap directly supports our product goals while leveling up the software engineering rigor across our 100+ person organization.

Requirements

• Startup-first mindset. Knows when to build for 10x scale and when over-engineering will hinder the company. Values getting stuff done and iterative bridging over theoretical rewrites.
• Can translate high-level business needs into technical requirements. Thinks like a PM, is comfortable writing a PRD, and can effectively push back against stakeholders to ensure technical work delivers actual business value.
• Has seen the "1 to 10" scale-up journey. Possesses the startup rigor to move fast, combined with the enterprise wisdom to build systems that don't break under massive volume.
• Deep software engineering foundation but understands the emerging agentic landscape (embeddings, RAG, retrieval) at a level that commands respect from Staff-level SMEs.
• Over-communicator by nature. Breaks down silos and can explain complex technical trade-offs to both junior engineers and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition from traditional data pipelines to event-driven, agentic systems that handle tens of millions of unstructured documents with world-class stability.
• Act as a critical interface to ensure the Platform team builds generalized, high-utility tools that solve real problems for Product Engineers.
• Use fFirst principles thinking to leverage AI and agentic tools to accelerate the entire software development lifecycle—from testing to deployment—ensuring we maintain high throughput as we scale.
• Partner with the CTO and EVP of Product and Technology to align technical strategy with business outcomes. You will influence the adoption of modern technologies by building the right environment for teams to succeed.
• Rapidly turn ideas into thoughtful designs with multiple options and trade-offs. You will lead the "1 to 10" journey towards iterative, startup-ready progress.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D, and 401k matching.
• Additional family, wellness, and pet benefits.
• Paid time off and sick leave.
• 100% paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregivers and 12 weeks for secondary caregivers).
• Flexible schedule for new parents returning to work.
• Catered lunches, happy hours, pet-friendly spaces, and monthly technology stipend.
• $1,000/year for each employee for professional development.
• Opportunities for tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed