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Principal AI Product Engineer - San Francisco California
Company: Outschool Location: San Francisco, California
Posted On: 02/03/2025
The RoleWe're seeking a Principal Product Engineer to lead the development of Outschool's AI-powered educational assistant - imagine interacting with an infinitely empowered school principal who can understand, guide, and enhance learning experiences. You'll create an intelligent agent that leverages our unique assets: thousands of hours of educational video, rich lesson transcripts, detailed learner preferences, and extensive marketplace interaction data. As we're pioneering new territory in AI-powered education, you'll need to think from first principles and be comfortable with 0-> 1 product development.We are looking for candidates based in the SF/Bay Area or those who are open to frequent in-person time in San Francisco.Key Responsibilities - Design and build our AI-powered educational assistant from the ground up, iterating rapidly on core features
- Create scalable systems that effectively utilize our rich educational content across video, text, and user interaction data
- Lead technical implementation of AI features while maintaining a strong user-centric focus
- Establish patterns for responsible AI development, testing, and monitoring
- Guide and mentor engineers in building AI-powered features
- Partner closely with product leadership to evolve our AI strategy and roadmapWhat We're Looking ForTechnical Leadership & Experience
- Current Staff or Principal Engineer with proven track record building software products and ideally production AI applications
- Demonstrated ability to lead 0-> 1 product development in fast-paced environments
- Experience building consumer-facing AI features, particularly with LLMs and conversational interfaces
- Strong technical breadth across full stack development, data processing, and AI systems
- Track record of building reliable, scalable products from concept to production
- Track record of being scrappy and hands-on a growth stage company
- History of building and scaling engineering teamsProduct & AI Focus
- Strong product intuition and user-centric approach to development
- Demonstrated excitement for AI application development
- Ability to think from first principles in new domains
- Experience working directly with product leadership to shape technical direction
- Clear judgment in balancing rapid iteration with scalable foundationsCultural Alignment
- Learning By Doing: Embraces risk, tries new approaches, and learns from setbacks
- Biased To Action: Makes quick, decisive choices while maintaining high standards
- Hands On: Takes initiative, dives into details, and removes obstacles to maintain momentum
- Engaged: Works with intense focus and connects actively with teams and responsibilities
- Opinionated: Expresses strong perspectives while remaining open to new ideas/information
- Company First: Prioritizes overall success above individual preferencesImpact You'll Have
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