Principal Engineering Projects

Founding Principal Engineer (Full Stack) Join to apply for the Founding Principal Engineer (Full Stack) role at AZX . Our mission is to accelerate positive impact in critical industries through AI transformation. Were growing quickly and already work with category-leaders in real estate (CBRE), energy (LevelTen Energy), logistics (Flexe) and utilities (cant say which large utility yet). We work on challenges in clean energy, decarbonization, climate risk, energy systems and global economics. Were building our company for long term success and aim to build the ultimate place to work if youre passionate about AI and positive impact. We seek an experienced Principal engineer to bring sharp problem-solving instincts and a passion for establishing engineering excellence while tackling complex, high-impact challenges. Youll be one of the first full time engineers, work closely with company founders and will have an enormous impact. You will help foster a culture of engineering and product excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement as we grow the company. Some of our client projects are enterprise-style and some are fast innovation cycles. Over time, well be investing more in our own platform to accelerate client value. You\'ll join a company founded by experienced, successful veterans in climate and AI. The team brings exceptional expertise from Microsoft, AI2, ARM, acquired startups, and even a major utility, including PhDs, published ML researchers, and former industry executives. Establish and lead engineering standards and patterns that scale across clients and the company Design and write clean, scalable code at appropriate quality standards (sometimes right, and sometimes right now) Create, integrate and productize AI capabilities (analytical models, GenAI, digital twins) Able to independently and efficiently build features in TypeScript/React and backend APIs (Python/FastAPI or Express/Deno) ~Experience establishing and evolving engineering best practices and architectural standards ~ Passion for leading, mentoring, and building technical teams ~ Experience with cloud native environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) ~ Proficiency in full-stack fundamentals ~ Front/back-end tech, databases, debugging, tests, SDLC, Git ~ Core engineering concepts (e.g., Degree in CompSci, related field, or equivalent experience High emotional intelligence and a learning mindset Bonus Qualifications (not Required But a Huge Plus) Past work in energy, real estate, utilities, climate or related fields Active contributor to the technical community (conference talks, open source contributions, technical publications, blog posts) Bonus if you have experience and passion in one or more of Additional web frameworks (e.g. Svelte, Vue, Angular) Lower-level languages e.g. C++, Rust Networking paradigms e.g. Additional database types such as graph or vector databases DevOps e.g. CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi and/or Bicep Generative AI e.g. prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, tooling ecosystem Bonus eligibility Health insurance with meaningful coverage for dependents Flexible paid time off Equity Fully remote culture with a cluster of teammates in Seattle Training and learning opportunities Be part of a fast-growing, profitable, mission-driven company with industry leading clients tackling the massive opportunity of AI transformation in critical industries Remote but only USA/Canada Must be willing to travel to Seattle area for final interview and travel 2x/year for company summits Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time