Principal Software Engineer

About the Role

Youll be one of the first key engineering hires on a new AI Products & Platform initiative working directly with senior leadership to shape how AI is built and applied across Momence and the broader Xplor Fitness ecosystem.

This is a foundational role youll help establish patterns ship early AI-driven capabilities and influence the technical direction of AI across multiple products. The work spans customer-facing features and internal platform capabilities that enable teams to move faster with AI.

Reporting into the VP of Engineering youll work across backend services APIs integrations and frontend experiences. AI/ML experience is helpful but not required what matters most is strong engineering fundamentals product thinking and the ability to operate in ambiguity.

What Youll Do

• This is a full-stack role where you will build and ship AI-powered features across the Momence platform (e.g. AI sales & support agents intelligent member engagement natural language reporting workflow automation)
• Develop integrations with leading AI providers (e.g. OpenAI Anthropic) and evolving interfaces
• Design and implement scalable AI patterns including prompt frameworks evaluation pipelines and feedback loops
• Contribute to building AI-native capabilities embedded into core product workflows
• Build internal tooling to accelerate engineering velocity (AI-assisted development testing migration tooling agent workflows)
• Collaborate with teams across Momence Mariana Tek and other platforms to identify high-impact opportunities for AI
• Contribute to architecture decisions and help define technical standards for AI systems
• Operate end-to-end from identifying opportunities to delivering production-ready solutions
• Help establish responsible AI practices including observability logging evaluation and human-in-the-loop systems
   

  - This average base salary pay range for this position is $150000-$200000 USD.

  - For this role we can offer a fully remote working arrangement once you are based in the United States and hold full working rights. Ideally the candidate would be based in the East Coast time zone to enable effective collaboration with engineering team members in Prague Czechia.

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Qualifications :

What would make me a good candidate

We are looking for curious and empathetic people. We also love to hear from people who are motivated by meaningful work resonate with our four core values have a positive outlook are comfortable with ambiguity and thrive working in an ever-evolving and complex environment. We are inspired by meeting big picture thinkers and doers people who can be both tactical and strategic aim high and put people first in everything they do.

Required qualifications for this role:

• 8 years of software engineering experience
• Strong backend fundamentals (API design service architecture data modeling distributed systems)
• Solid frontend experience with modern frameworks design systems and web standards
• Proven ability to ship products or meaningful features end-to-end
• Comfort working in fast-paced environments with evolving requirements and ambiguity
• Strong ownership mindset able to take ideas from concept to production
• Clear and proactive communication this is a high-visibility high-impact role

Nice to Have

• Experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI Anthropic) prompt engineering or RAG pipelines
• Familiarity with agent-based systems or workflow automation using AI
• Experience with AWS (including Bedrock Lambda or event-driven architectures)
• Experience building internal developer tools or productivity systems
• Background in SaaS B2B2C or marketplace platforms
• Experience making architectural or build vs. buy decisions

At Xplor we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures generations disciplines and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes we still encourage you to apply.

Additional Information :

Values and Life at Xplor

Our five core values guide us from how we hire and recognise our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

• Find a better way
• Do the right thing
• Say it straight
• Win together
• Own the outcome

If these values sound like you and describe people you want to work with you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• Paid Parental Leave benefit programs
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

Ready to apply

To start your application please submit your resume and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word moonshot at the top of your message to the Hiring Manager so that we know you took the time to read our job ad.

More about us 

More than 130000 businesses in 72 countries rely on Xplor to run their day and get paid processing over $47 billion in payments annually. Our connected ecosystem helps operators spend less time managing complexity and more time delivering the experiences that matter most. 

Xplor is backed by world-class investors Advent International Battery Ventures and Silver Lake. 

Good to know

To be considered for employment you must be legally authorized to work in the country youre applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas either at the time of hire or at any later time. 

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please dont send your application via email.

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Xplor is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Were dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability veteran status and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community. All Information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time