Principal Software Engineer – Data & AI Platform

About this role

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for defining and executing the long term technical strategy for backend and AI services that power data applications and production grade data platform capabilities. This role will directly influence how we use data and AI to improve customer and project health, and drive long term customer value through increased engagement, adoption, and value realization of Procore products and services.

You will shape architectural standards, platform evolution, AI enablement, and modern development practices. As the company accelerates investment in AI, you will play a pivotal role in defining how AI capabilities are designed, governed, scaled, and embedded into core products and internal platforms in a secure, reliable, and cost effective manner.

You will work from a clear vision of the desired future state and methodically guide systems toward that outcome through deliberate architectural decisions and pragmatic, iterative execution. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on impact. You will contribute high leverage production code, establish cross cutting architectural patterns, eliminate ambiguity in complex initiatives, and elevate engineering standards across teams.

## **What You’ll Do**

• Serve as the technical authority for one or more domains, owning architectural direction and long term system health across multiple business functions.
• Translate strategic business priorities into scalable backend, data, and AI architectures that support sustained growth and enterprise adoption.
• Define and evolve the architecture of large scale data platforms and backend services, including distributed compute, streaming systems, low latency query layers, and API surfaces for multiple front-end experiences.
• Establish durable data modeling standards across operational and analytical domains to ensure consistency, scalability, and long term maintainability.
• Lead the de...