Principal Engineer – AI, Dev Tooling

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. Define the technical vision for agentic engineering at Scribd .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLead💰 $167,000 - $316,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software engineering with a focus on agentic systems, including architecture, developer tooling, and infrastructure. Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive organization-wide technical initiatives.

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10+ Years In Software EngineeringHands-On Experience Applying AIExperience In Developer ExperienceMentoring Senior EngineersSignificant Experience In Platform Engineering

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Hard Skills

Agentic SystemsAgent RuntimesTool UseContext ManagementEvaluationsCI/CD PipelinesArchitecture PatternsTechnical Vision DefinitionInitiative OwnershipTechnical Impact

Soft Skills

MentoringCoachingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Internal ToolsLibrariesPlatforms

Industry Keywords

Agentic EngineeringDeveloper ToolingInfrastructure EngineeringCross-Organizational Initiatives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the technical vision for agentic engineering at Scribd
Decide architecture, patterns, and guardrails for engineers and coding agents across the codebase, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure
Set direction and standards for internal tools, libraries, and platforms
Partner with engineering leaders to turn ambiguous, cross-organizational problems into initiatives
Own initiatives from framing through delivery
Mentor staff and senior engineers
Coach teams to improve agent use in daily workflows
Roll out new capabilities throughout engineering
Work with the CTO and engineering leadership to establish agentic engineering as a company-wide advantage

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in software engineering, including time operating at the Staff or Principal level
Hands-on experience applying AI to real software problems
Experience shipping, measuring, or meaningfully moving agentic developer tooling in production
Depth in agentic systems, including agent runtimes and harnesses, tool use, context management, and evaluations
Track record of organization-wide technical impact
Experience mentoring senior and staff engineers
Significant experience in developer experience, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering
Primary residence in or near an eligible city in the United States, Canada, or Mexico
Must be authorized to work in the country in which the position is based

Benefits

Comp & perks

Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Mental health support and disability coverage
Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
Paid parental leave and family support benefits
Retirement matching and employee equity
Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
Wellness and home office stipends
Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products
Enterprise access to leading AI tools
Competitive equity ownership
Occasional in-person attendance and intentional in-person moments