Principal Software Engineer- Backend (Admin Workflows)
Yoodli AI Roleplays · Seattle, WA
Posted about 2 months ago · $180k - $210k
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 66 days Yoodli AI Roleplays's roles stay open a median of 55 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Yoodli AI Roleplays's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Yoodli AI Roleplays
- high 12 stale, 0 reposted of 17 open
- Hiring momentum
- 23 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Yoodli AI Roleplays's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Yoodli AI Roleplays.
About this role
As a Principal Backend Engineer on the Admin Workflows team at Yoodli, you will be responsible for developing scalable backend services that transform admin ideas into engaging AI-driven training solutions. Your role involves building content integrations, enhancing the agent framework for roleplays, and implementing analytics to measure user improvement. You will also mentor other engineers and contribute to the technical direction of the team.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Yoodli AI Roleplays as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of professional development experience shipping and operating production systems
- Deep backend expertise with experience architecting and owning services end-to-end
- Track record of designing distributed systems and APIs that scale
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and Infrastructure as Code
- Proficiency in TypeScript or Python, with the ability to debug complex distributed systems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Nice to have
- Experience with LLMs, generative AI, and AI-powered applications
- Speech/audio processing technologies
- NoSQL databases and Kubernetes
- Google Cloud Platform
What you get
- Competitive compensation: Significant equity opportunities at a venture-backed company
- Base compensation: $180k - $210k
- Huge impact opportunity: Define technical strategy and build foundational systems at a fast-growing startup
- Join a fun, inclusive and highly motivated team culture
Worth weighing
- Role requires 3 days a week in the office, must be based in the Greater Seattle Area
- Focus on backend development may limit exposure to frontend technologies
- Ambiguous product problems and challenging architectures may require strong problem-solving skills
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Listed by Yoodli AI Roleplays on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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