Principal Software Development Engineer, Flowise

About the Role

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our team at Flowise. You will be a key leader, shaping the future of our low-code platform for building AI agents. We are looking for a dedicated problem-solver who loves to tackle challenging problems, come up with creative solutions, and guide their teammates. This role is for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a direct impact by shipping customer value early and often.

What You'll Do

Architect and Innovate : Make Flowise the best visual low-code tool for building AI agents. You will serve as an architect for our platform, helping align features and syncing our open-source, cloud, and enterprise versions. This includes leveraging your expertise in AI frameworks, evals, and benchmarking to ensure a robust, high-quality product.

Mentor and Lead : Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of ML engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and teamwork. You will guide and teach your counterparts how to effectively utilize your solutions and architectural designs.

Collaborate and Strategize : Partner with product managers and engineering teams to define product roadmaps and ensure the successful integration of AI solutions. You'll be a central player in translating groundbreaking ideas into real-world impact.

Stay Ahead of the Curve : Keep yourself informed of the latest advancements in AI, identifying and evaluating new technologies for potential adoption to keep our platform on the cutting edge.

Drive Architecture : Own end-to-end system design, package architecture, build orchestration. You'll scope requirements, design APIs and data models, evaluate trade-offs, and articulate implementation details clearly.

About You

Basic Qualifications

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on large-scale applications.

6+ years of hands-on experience with our core stack : JavaScript / TypeScript, Node, React, Express

4+ years of proven experience architecting and maintaining large-scale JavaScript / TypeScript monorepos using tools like pnpm workspaces, Turborepo, Nx, or Lerna. You should be comfortable with shared package architecture, build orchestration, and managing complex interdependencies across multiple packages.

5+ years of experience with RDBMS databases, cloud services, and CI / CD tools.

Other Qualifications

AI / ML Expertise : Practical experience with large language models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and best practices.

Systems & Architecture : Proven ability toarchitect distributed systems from requirements to implementation. You've designed complete solutions including API contracts, data models, and system components with minimal guidance. Strong experience with external APIs, third-party integrations, and message queuing (RabbitMQ, BullMQ, Kafka, SQS).

Cloud & DevOps : Hands-on experience building and operating SaaS products in cloud environments (AWS preferred), with a strong understanding of modern software development practices, including automated testing and observability.

Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes and familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

Problem-Solving : Proven ability to participate in on-call rotations and effectively troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.

Team & Project Leadership : Experience leading software development projects through all phases, from initial design to post-production release. You have a proven ability to operate effectively within fast-paced, cross-functional, and Agile teams.

Communication : Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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Primary Location : CAN.BC.VancouverPrimary CAN Base Pay Range : $156,800 - $235,200 CADAdditional CAN Location(s) Base Pay Range : $156,800 - $235,200 CAD