brightwheel
As a Principal Engineer at Brightwheel, a leading early education platform, you will define the AI technical direction and deliver high-impact, production-ready AI capabilities that drive business outcomes. You will bridge strategy and implementation by building reference architectures, establishing shared platform foundations like evaluation harnesses and safety guardrails, and mentoring senior engineers across a distributed team. This role requires deep expertise in both foundational machine learning concepts and modern AI-native tooling to scale reliable AI features for schools and families.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2014
Brightwheel is a mobile-first childcare management platform and app that provides an all‑in‑one solution for early childhood education providers. It centralizes attendance and check‑in, digital daily reports and learning documentation, parent communication, enrollment and tuition billing/payments, and staff management to streamline operations and save time. Used by centers and family childcare programs, brightwheel emphasizes ease of use, parent engagement, compliance and reporting, and end‑to‑end tools for teachers and administrators.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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33% above the average for this role