Staff AI Platform Engineer (Datagrid)

We're looking for a Staff AI Platform Engineer to join Procore's AI Division. In this role, you'll define the technical direction of our agentic systems and lead the development of AI-driven solutions that automate construction workflows at scale. The primary goal of this role is to architect and drive the delivery of reliable, scalable agentic platforms that set the foundation for Procore's AI strategy.

As a Staff AI Platform Engineer , you'll partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to shape the technical roadmap for agentic automation. Use your TypeScript, Python and distributed systems expertise to drive high-impact architectural decisions and raise the technical bar across the team. You'll influence how thousands of construction teams work—apply today.

This role reports to a Senior Engineering Manager and is a hybrid role of 2 days per week based in Austin. 

What you'll do:

• At Procore, AI isn’t a specialized tool, it's a core competency. We expect every team member to be AI-literate, leveraging generative tools and agentic workflows to move faster and work smarter. You won’t just use AI; you’ll be building the agentic future of construction.

• Define and drive the technical architecture of Procore's agentic systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

• Lead cross-team technical initiatives that align engineering efforts across the AI Division.

• Partner with Product and Design to translate strategic priorities into concrete technical plans and delivery milestones.

• Mentor and grow engineers across the team, elevating code quality and engineering practices.

• Establish standards for developing, testing, and operating LLM-powered systems in production.

• Identify and mitigate technical risks in agentic systems before they impact customers.

• Stay ahead of the field in agentic AI and LLM tooling, bringing relevant advancements into Procore's platform strategy.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 7+ years of experience in software development.

• Experience automating system support tasks and troubleshooting production issues to improve operational efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and ensure system reliability

• Deep proficiency in IaC/Terraform

• Proven track record of architecting and delivering LLM applications or agentic systems at production scale.

• Demonstrated ability to drive technical direction and influence outcomes across teams without direct authority.

• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to team growth.

• Genuine passion for agentic AI and its potential to transform how industries operate.

Base Pay Range:

This role may also be eligible for Equity Compensation and/or Bonus Incentive Compensation. Procore is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation. Actual compensation will be based on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location.

This position requires access to technology, software, and data that is controlled or restricted under U.S. law, regulation, executive order, or government contract.

Procore will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

A criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. appropriately managing, accessing, and handling confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information, as well as accessing Procore's information technology systems and platforms; 2. interacting with and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external customers, stakeholders, and/or colleagues; and 3. exercising sound judgment.