Principal Software Engineer - AI

Summary

Join Pulumi as a Principal Software Engineer and lead the development of AI-powered features for Pulumi Cloud and CLI. You will build intelligent assistants that help users write infrastructure as code, troubleshoot issues, and manage resources more effectively. This role requires strong coding skills, architectural leadership, and the ability to stay up-to-date on the latest AI advancements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI into their roadmaps and contribute to the development of Pulumi's AI strategy.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally in infrastructure, distributed systems, or developer platforms
• Proficient in one or more imperative languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C++, etc.)—you’re comfortable writing and reviewing production-quality code
• Demonstrated leadership experience—mentoring, guiding architecture, driving initiatives forward
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and lead development of AI-powered features across Pulumi Cloud and CLI
• Build agentic workflows and intelligent assistants that help users write infrastructure as code, troubleshoot issues, and manage resources more effectively
• Collaborate across teams to help them surface their features and data to Pulumi AI, and help bring AI into their roadmaps
• Lead architectural discussions and design/code reviews with actionable feedback
• Stay up to date on the latest in GenAI and apply it pragmatically to ship real value

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in GenAI : working with LLMs, chat interfaces, agentic systems, RAG pipelines, or vector databases
• Experience building developer-focused products or internal developer platforms
• Contributions to open source projects, or public demos of AI/dev tooling work
• A passion for shipping iteratively in a fast-paced, evolving space

Benefits

• We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance at no cost to U.S. employees
• Internationally, we comply with local healthcare requirements and provide regionally appropriate coverage
• Our unlimited PTO policy encourages balance and rest — and we require employees to take at least three weeks off annually, plus 13 U.S. holidays
• U.S. employees are eligible for a 401(k) plan with an employer match to support long-term financial wellness
• We provide 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents or primary caregivers, and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents or secondary caregivers
• Pulumi has been fully remote since 2020, with teammates across 20+ U.S. states and 12+ countries
• We support flexible work with asynchronous collaboration and an annual “work from anywhere” stipend
• Every employee receives an annual learning and development budget to support growth, learning, and career goals
• We believe in acting like owners. All employees receive equity and are empowered to think big, move fast, and build the future of cloud together
• We offer a monthly wellness fund to support mental and physical well-being, and a quarterly happiness fund for team connection or personal use