Principal, Technical Innovation (AI)

Bullhorn's core purpose is to create an incredible customer experience, and the organization has a sharp focus on delivering very high quality products and services to its customers. The company culture is shaped by five Core Values: Ownership, Energy, Speed & Agility, Service, and Being Human. Each value, and its underlying definition, serves as a behavioral guide for employees as they interact with customers and fellow coworkers and is an embedded way of operating across our organization. Bullhorn is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where hard work and outstanding results are rewarded and celebrated. We value those that exhibit an eagerness to learn and a strong natural desire for continuous improvement and we encourage team members to stretch themselves, acknowledge challenges and learn from them. With a strong focus on growth, we provide ample opportunities for career development and prioritize promoting from within. We believe that leaders should care deeply about the development of their employees at all levels, emphasizing emotional intelligence and accountability. Our leaders collaborate closely to ensure the success of their teams, and we work together to achieve shared goals, creating a challenging and rewarding workplace for everyone. About the Role Bullhorn Labs is Bullhorn’s innovation organization focused on rapidly bringing new AI-powered products and capabilities to market for the staffing industry. Operating with the speed and agility of a startup, backed by the scale and support of an established platform, Labs partners closely across Product, Engineering, AI, Architecture, Design, Customer Success, Support, and Go-To-Market teams to identify high-impact opportunities and turn them into real customer value quickly. Our model is built around rapid iteration and real-world validation. We launch products early, learn directly from customer usage and feedback, iterate aggressively, and transition successful products into sustained product and engineering teams as they scale across the broader Bullhorn platform. We are building in an AI-first world. That means embracing modern AI tooling, AI-assisted development workflows, rapid experimentation, and emerging technologies to dramatically increase both engineering velocity and customer impact. Position Overview We’re looking for an Engineer to join our leadership team. You’ll work closely with customers, executives, product leaders, architects, AI teams, and engineering teams across Bullhorn to help shape and build the next generation of AI-powered products for the staffing industry. This is a highly hands-on role where you’ll actively code, prototype, and build products from the ground up while also helping drive technical direction and product strategy. You’ll be part of a small, focused team responsible for quickly turning ideas into working products, learning from customer feedback, and evolving successful products into scalable platform investments. A typical day will include… Hands-On Development: Lead development efforts by actively writing code, prototyping quickly, and building products from the ground up. Strategic Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, AI, Architecture, and Engineering leadership to align technical execution with business goals and customer needs. Customer-Centric Solutions: Work directly with customers to understand operational challenges and translate them into impactful product capabilities. Rapid Iteration: Quickly prototype, launch, test, and refine products based on customer feedback, usage patterns, and evolving market needs. Scalable Foundations: Build products designed for fast validation and early adoption. Following product-market fit, successful solutions will transition into sustained product and engineering teams to scale across the broader Bullhorn platform. Framework Development: Create reusable frameworks, tooling, and shared patterns that improve development speed and accelerate future innovation across Labs initiatives. AI-First Engineering: Work extensively with Large Language Models (LLMs), AI-assisted development tooling, orchestration frameworks, and emerging AI technologies. Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies that improve engineering velocity and product capabilities. Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with a small, highly collaborative Labs team while also partnering across Bullhorn Engineering, Product, AI, UX, Architecture, Support, and Go-To-Market teams. Foster Innovation: Promote a culture of experimentation, rapid learning, pragmatic problem solving, and continuous improvement. This role might be a fit if you have... Entrepreneurial Mindset: A strong desire to build, experiment, and improve products in a fast-moving environment. Hands-On Expertise: Significant experience in software development with the ability to contribute both strategically and through direct implementation. Customer Focus: Ability to deeply understand customer workflows and solve real operational problems through technology. Prototype to Product: Experience rapidly building products from the ground up, enabling fast iteration, validation, and continuous improvement. Framework Creation: Experience developing reusable frameworks, tooling, or shared patterns that improve long-term engineering efficiency. AI Experience: Hands-on familiarity with modern AI technologies and workflows, including LLMs, prompting strategies, AI-assisted development workflows, and orchestration frameworks. Given the pace of change in AI, we are not looking for decades of experience, but rather engineers who rapidly adopt new technologies, experiment continuously, and quickly apply emerging capabilities to real product development challenges. Leadership: Ability to lead by example, influence technical direction, and drive execution in a fast-paced environment. Adaptability: Comfortable operating in ambiguous and rapidly evolving environments with changing priorities and evolving technologies. Communication: Able to effectively communicate technical ideas, align on priorities, collaborate cross-functionally, and provide clear updates on progress, tradeoffs, and status. What Makes This Role Unique... Strategic Partnership: Work directly with Bullhorn executives, AI leaders, architects, and some of the most innovative staffing firms in the industry. Hands-On Impact: Directly influence product direction and contribute to development through hands-on engineering work. Fast Iteration Environment: Build, launch, learn, and iterate quickly in an environment optimized for rapid product innovation. AI-First Engineering Culture: Operate in a modern engineering environment that embraces AI-assisted development, rapid experimentation, and emerging technologies as core parts of the workflow. Broad Organizational Collaboration: Partner with teams across Bullhorn to accelerate innovation and transition successful products into long-term platform investments. Strong Technical Backing: Collaborate closely with hundreds of experienced software engineers, architects, AI specialists, and product leaders across Bullhorn. The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $175,000. In addition, this role is eligible for an annual target bonus & a comprehensive benefits package. Compensation and Transparency Statement The posted range represents the good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. Actual pay within the range will be based on factors such as, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, internal equity, and business or organizational needs and affordability. In accordance with state and local pay transparency laws we disclose salary ranges in all job postings and provide additional information upon request. What we offer... Benefits eligibility effective DAY ONE including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), 401(k) Match, and more Unlimited Planned Paid Time Off Global Mental Health Support On-Demand Learning & Development Quarterly paid volunteer days Lucrative Employee Referral Program (eligible for prior to your first day) Company-wide mentor program Bullhorn's core purpose is to create an incredible customer experience, and the organization has a sharp focus on delivering very high quality products and services to its customers. The company culture is shaped by five Core Values: Ownership, Energy, Speed & Agility, Service, and Being Human. Each value, and its underlying definition, serves as a behavioral guide for employees as they interact with customers and fellow coworkers and is an embedded way of operating across our organization. We are a people-first culture where everyone’s contribution is valued and respected. We're looking for smart, forward-thinking individuals who aren't afraid to challenge the status quo and bring fresh perspectives to the table. If you're someone who thrives in a casual, yet fast-paced and agile environment, we'd love to have you join us.