Job Url: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=4341737502&distance=25&f_AL=true&f_TPR=r86400&f_WT=2&geoId=103644278&keywords=software%20engineer&origin=JOB_SEARCH_PAGE_JOB_FILTER&refresh=true&spellCorrectionEnabled=true&start=100 Job Description: Principal Full-Stack Engineer (AI-First)  Houston, TX · 10 hours ago · 16 applicants No response insights available yet Remote Matches your job preferences, workplace type is Remote. Full-time Easy Apply Save Save Principal Full-Stack Engineer (AI-First)  at Tivly Principal Full-Stack Engineer (AI-First) Tivly · Houston, TX (Remote) Easy Apply Save Save Principal Full-Stack Engineer (AI-First)  at Tivly Show more options Your profile is missing required qualifications Show match details Help me update my profile BETA Is this information helpful? Get personalized tips to stand out to hirers Practice mock interviews personalized to every role and get custom feedback Try Premium for PKR0 Meet the hiring team Chad Jaquays 3rd Co-Founder & COO @ Tivly | Revolutionizing Commercial Insurance Job poster Message About the job Tivly helps more than a million small-business owners each year get the insurance they need—fast. We believe a small, senior team super-charged by AI out-delivers a large org. Cursor, Claude, Copilot, and Blitzy are your everyday co-workers, so you’ll spend far more time shipping code than sitting in meetings. LOCATION Remote Candidates must currently reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia. WHY THIS ROLE IS DIFFERENT 70–80% hands-on coding; zero head-count KPI. We grow output with AI, not people Direct access to executives — shape product and architecture without inheriting a hiring budget AI at every layer: Blitzy for repo-wide refactors, Cursor/Claude/Copilot for the inner loop, CodeRabbit for automated PR reviews $3,000 annual AI stipend + paid seats for any tool you need 10% exploration time each sprint to try new agents, write internal posts, or contribute to OSS WHAT YOU’LL DO Design, build, and ship features across Laravel, PHP/Laravel for front-end and back-end on AWS Orchestrate large Blitzy runs for sweeping refactors; review and harden the resulting PRs Establish AI-assisted development standards—prompt patterns, validation gates, automated testing Drive technical strategy with Product, ensuring we solve the right problems, not just write more lines of code Automate CI/CD and infrastructure with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform so deployment stays self-service and fast YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU Bring 8+ years of production web experience and have nuanced points of view on various AI coding tools Default to writing tests even when AI drafts the first pass Have been an engineering management leader before, but would prefer to focus on technical leadership and individual contribution Communicate crisply—concise RFCs, Loom walk-throughs, thoughtful code reviews Stay current on AI research, blogs, and podcasts, and can cite a recent insight that changed your perspective OUR STACK Front-end: Laravel, React Back-end: PHP/Laravel Data: MySQL DevOps: AWS, Docker Gen-AI: Blitzy, Cursor, Claude Code, CodeRabbit COMPENSATION & PERKS Competitive salary Health, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match 15 paid PTO days per year and company holidays Company-sponsored annual off-site (travel & lodging covered) Remote-first culture with flexible hours across US time zones