Typeface

Typeface

Principal Software Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$248k-$267kDetected 196 days ago
Distributed SystemsAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDMachine LearningLLMsSalesforceLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • About Typeface We he lp the world's biggest brands move from brief to fully personalized campaigns - in days, not months.
  • Join us to help shape the future of enterprise marketing.
  • Location This is a hybrid role based in either our Palo Alto office.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional technical initiatives spanning multiple teams and product areas.
  • Contribute hands-on to code and design when needed.
  • Your work will matter - Trusted by Fortune 100 companies, our platform delivers 10x content velocity and 90% faster campaigns.
  • A+ team - Collaborate with veterans from Adobe, Microsoft, Google, and top AI companies.
  • Build something big -

Requirements

  • 10+ years in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a principal/staff-level IC role.
  • Proven experience architecting distributed systems, AI/ML platforms, or large-scale SaaS applications.
  • Track record of influencing technical direction across multiple teams.
  • Expertise in LLMs (prompt engineering, fine-tuning, inference) and multimodal AI (text, image, video, audio)
  • Strong background in cloud-native architecture (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern API design.
  • Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • In your first 3 months, you will:
  • Shape the architecture for the next generation of AI-driven, multimodal content solutions.
  • Drive engineering excellence and raise the company-wide technical bar.
  • Deliver solutions that directly address critical enterprise customer needs.
  • Mentor engineers into senior technical leadership roles.
  • Location
  • This is a hybrid role based in either our Palo Alto office. We collaborate in-office 3 days a week.
  • Base Salary

Skills

  • Define and evolve the architecture for AI-driven, multimodal content personalization.
  • Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge AI technologies, optimizing for cost, latency, and output quality.

Compensation

  • The range for this role is $247,500-$267,000.
  • Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation - including salary, equity, and 401(k)
  • Full medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
  • HSA and FSA options to support your financial wellness
  • Flexible time off - including parental leave
  • Build something big - Be part of a fast-growing startup defining a new category: marketing orchestration powered by Agentic AI.

Company info

  • Spearhead engineering initiatives that address critical business priorities.
  • Translate complex enterprise customer requirements into practical, scalable solutions.
  • About Typeface
  • We he lp the world's biggest brands move from brief to fully personalized campaigns - in days, not months.
  • Founded by Abhay Parasnis and backed by Microsoft, GV, Salesforce, Lightspeed, Madrona and Menlo, we're building category-defining technology at the intersection of creativity and AI with real impact.
  • Partner with enterprise customers to deeply understand their challenges and translate them into robust, high-impact solutions.
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