Principal Engineering Manager, Core End-User Experiences & Roleplays - Hybrid - Seattle
Yoodli
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USD 200k-225k / year + Equity
Posted on Jun 9, 2025
Principal Engineering Manager, Core End-User Experiences & Roleplays - Hybrid - Seattle
Location
Seattle
Who we are:
Yoodli is your private AI roleplay and communication coach. Our mission is to help people around the world communicate with confidence - without feeling judged. We’ve raised $7M+ in seed funding from leading investors like Madrona, AI2, and Cercano. Our partnerships, including Google, Sandler, and Toastmasters International, are helping us bring personalized roleplays and communication coaching to hundreds of thousands of users.
Watch our founding story and learn more about our “why” in this TED Talk.
What we’re hoping you bring:
Hands-on technical leadership: You love writing and shipping full-stack code—driving both frontend and backend implementations to craft beautiful, engaging, and performant user interfaces and experiences
Customer obsession: You deeply understand customer needs, sweat the details, and use direct feedback to iterate on and elevate our roleplay experiences
Product and Architectural vision: You’ll help push our roleplays and end user experiences to the next level, designing an elegant yet high performance engine that will deliver a jaw-dropping experience to our users
Cross-functional collaboration: You partner seamlessly with technical and non-technical teams to define and execute our roadmap
Team development: You’ve managed and mentored engineers for at least 2 years - hiring top talent, running one-on-ones, setting growth plans, and fostering a culture of continuous learning
About You:
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 1 year in people management
Proven track record of owning large, multi-sprint initiatives that deliver polished, user-centric products
Expert in modern web and backend technologies (e.g. TypeScript/React, Python/Node.js/Go, cloud platforms)
Deep empathy for end users, and an eye for polished and engaging user experiences
Exceptional communication skills—able to translate complex technical trade-offs into business-aligned decisions
Extra credit experience:
Building real-time audio/video features (WebRTC, streaming architectures, media pipelines)
Hands-on work with large language models or conversational AI frameworks
Familiarity with performance-tuning front-end animations and accessibility best practices
Experience in scaling services in times of rapid growth
What’s in it for you?
Shape the next generation of interactive, AI-driven roleplays at scale
Work alongside founders and leadership to influence product strategy and company direction
Competitive salary, meaningful equity, comprehensive benefits, and flexible time off
Base Salary: $200K–$225K, depending on experience
Equity: Meaningful stock options reflective of early team impact
Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare, dental, vision, 401k, unlimited PTO, free lunches at the office
Join a supportive, high-energy team that values courage, collaboration, and positivity
How to Apply:
Does this role sound like you? Please email your resume and a brief note about your relevant experience to eng-hiring@yoodli.ai, with the subject line “Principal Engineering Manager – Core UX & Roleplays.” We look forward to hearing from you!
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