In addition to working with amazing colleagues who exemplify our 'team over self' core value, you will also have the opportunity to work on impactful and revolutionary software that is changing the way sellers sell. You will have an opportunity to make a difference.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer, AIPrincipal AI Engineer to lead the design and build-out of our Context Layer - the data platform that gives our AI agents access to high-quality, well-governed context about the world they operate in. This includes a knowledge graph, RAG and retrieval systems, and the access control and governance infrastructure that sits around them. You will be the technical owner and driver of this platform, working across feature teams and data engineering to build systems that are accurate, fast, secure, and a joy to build on. This role sits alongside talented staff engineers who own specific platform domains. The principal brings cross-cutting technical leadership, roadmap synthesis, and the ability to connect the dots across those domains .

If you're looking for an opportunity to learn more, do more, and become more, then becoming a Principal AI Engineer is the career path for you!

THE TEAM:

The Engineering Team at Clari + Salesloft is deeply committed to building an enterprise-grade platform that serves as the backbone for our customers' most critical business process - Revenue. With an unrelenting commitment to innovation, our mission is to craft the ultimate revenue intelligence platform for our customers. Rooted in Agile principles, we foster a culture of adaptability and efficiency across all our teams. If you're energized by the prospect of contributing to a dynamic environment that emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and leveraging the forefront of technology to address customer needs, we would love to meet you.

THE SKILL SET:

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on data-layer or search/retrieval infrastructure
• Proven experience designing and building knowledge graphs and/or large-scale retrieval and search systems in production
• Deep expertise in RAG architectures, vector databases, and embedding-based retrieval - including evaluation, quality tuning, and relevance optimization
• Strong understanding of access control and RBAC design in multi-tenant, data-rich environments, with the judgment to navigate the tradeoffs involved
• Experience designing developer-facing APIs and SDKs, with a track record of building interfaces that are intuitive and well-adopted internally
• Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and audit-ability requirements - particularly in enterprise or regulated contexts
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction across multiple teams and drive complex, multi-stakeholder projects to delivery
• Experience with Python and/or Java; comfort working across data engineering, backend systems, and platform infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills - able to work across engineering, product, data, and leadership to align on direction and drive outcomes

At Clari + Salesloft, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone belongs and can thrive. We focus on culture add, not culture fit, and believe our teams are made stronger by the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities each person brings.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you’re excited about this role even though your experience may not perfectly match every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We are actively hiring across multiple geographies and would love to welcome passionate, curious, and mission-driven individuals to our growing team. Explore our open roles and consider joining us!

Please note that all official communication regarding job opportunities at Clari + Salesloft will come from an @clari.com or @ salesloft.com email address. If you receive messages on LinkedIn or other job platforms claiming to be from Clari + Salesloft, they may not be legitimate. To verify the authenticity of any job-related communication, please visit our official Careers Page.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, notetaking, or summarizing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment - all hiring decisions are made by people. If you would like more information about how your data is processed or prefer to opt out of any AI-assisted tools, please let your recruiter know. Opting out will not impact your experience or consideration.

#LI-REMOTE

It is Salesloft’s intent to pay all Lofters competitive wages and salaries that are motivational, fair and equitable. The goal of Salesloft’s compensation program is to be transparent, attract potential employees, meet the needs of all current employees and encourage employees to stay with our organization.

Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

The total compensation package for this position may also include performance bonus, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.

Base Pay Range

$165,000 — $185,000 USD