Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The HOTH is one of the largest search marketing companies in the world, focusing on innovative digital marketing products and services. They are seeking a Principal AI Engineer to build the future of NextNet AI by solving complex technical problems and delivering production-quality solutions across various systems.
Responsibilities
- Build and deploy production-grade AI software
- Own complex engineering initiatives from design through deployment
- Work comfortably across frontend, backend, infrastructure, cloud, and AI systems
- Design scalable backend services and APIs
- Improve platform performance, reliability, and observability
- Debug issues across distributed systems and identify root causes rather than surface symptoms
- Reduce technical debt and improve long-term maintainability
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend practical adoption
- Document technical decisions that help the team move faster
- Partner directly with the CTO on architecture, platform evolution, and strategic technical initiatives
Skills
- 10+ years building production software
- Have built production AI applications that real customers use
- Can comfortably move between frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and AI systems
- Have strong Python experience
- Have hands-on AWS experience
- Enjoy debugging difficult technical problems
- Prefer shipping software over talking about software
- Take ownership without needing a lot of direction
- Care deeply about writing maintainable, scalable systems
- Experience with distributed systems
- Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with LLMs, RAG, vector databases, or agentic workflows
- Experience scaling SaaS products
- Experience in SEO, digital marketing, or MarTech
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule (Monday, Wednesday, Friday in-office)
- Remote Tuesdays & Thursdays
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with 3% company match
- Paid Vacation, Sick Time, Paid Holidays & Parental Leave
- $50/month Wellness Stipend
- Free Downtown Parking
- Free Breakfast Mondays & Lunch Fridays
- Dog-Friendly Office
- Casual Dress
- Team Celebrations & Company Events
Company Overview