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.

We’re a fast-growing, mission-driven team based at the AI House in Seattle. Our team includes alumni from GoogleX, Apple, Intuit, and more. You can try Yoodli free at yoodli.ai.

Watch our founding story and learn more about our “why” in this TED Talk.

What we’re hoping you bring:

Mission alignment: You believe in our vision and care deeply about helping people achieve more by communicating better

Cross-organizational technical leadership: You'll drive large initiatives as a Principal Engineer, architecting and implementing robust full-stack solutions while establishing technical standards across our engineering organization

Backend-focused full-stack expertise: You have deep knowledge of scalable web applications with particular strength in backend systems, APIs, and distributed architectures

Customer-centric workflow design: You champion workflows that put users first, translating complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions that deliver exceptional communication coaching experiences

Standards and excellence: You set the bar high for API design, code quality, and technical practices—mentoring others and elevating engineering standards across the organization

This role is hybrid with an expectation of 3 days a week in the office - you'll need to be based in the Greater Seattle Area.

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