This Principal Engineer will serve as the primary technical visionary for Trailhead, driving the platform's evolution toward AI-driven innovation and scalable architecture
Job Summary
This Principal Engineer will serve as the primary technical visionary for Trailhead, driving the platform's evolution toward AI-driven innovation and scalable architecture.
The role requires deep expertise in Ruby on Rails, Node.js, and React while leading the strategic transition to modular, high-performance web standards.
Candidates must champion Agentic Engineering by actively adopting tools like Gemini, OpenAI, and Cursor to reduce technical debt and multiply team output.
Matching Summary
This Principal Engineer will serve as the primary technical visionary for Trailhead, driving the platform's evolution toward AI-driven innovation and scalable architecture.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
15+ years professional experience
Ruby on Rails or equivalent MVC framework
React frontend development expertise
PostgreSQL relational database design
Heroku or major cloud provider deployment
Agentic Engineering and AI tool adoption
Nice-to-have
Transition from legacy to native React components
Experience with Redis, Memcached, or CouchDB
TypeScript and Node.js proficiency
Global distributed team leadership
Obsession for user experience and detail
Key Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
15+ years of object-oriented programming experience
Deep understanding of SOLID principles and architectural trade-offs