We are seeking an exceptionally talented Principal Engineer for the Platform & Apps Group. This critical role is dedicated to maximizing engineering velocity and effectiveness by defining the architecture and governance across all Developer Platform functions: Platform Engineering (SRE/DevOps), Engineering Enablement (Bazel/CI/CD), and the new Platform Development efforts.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive experience in Software Engineering, with a significant focus on Platform Engineering, Developer Experience, or Build/Release Engineering.
- 5+ years acting as a Principal Engineer, Chief Architect, or equivalent Individual Contributor role, demonstrating the ability to set technical strategy and drive architectural initiatives across multiple functional teams.
- Core Systems Mastery: Mandatory expert-level proficiency in advanced build systems (Bazel), complex CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/GitHub Actions), and modern configuration/deployment technologies.
- Platform & Tooling Architecture: Deep expertise in architecting, designing, and scaling complex internal developer platforms, including experience with Developer Portals (e.g., Backstage) and internal service-oriented applications built with Node.js/Go/Python.
- Cloud & Systems Expertise: Strong knowledge of Cloud Architecture (AWS preferred), distributed systems design, SRE principles, and performance engineering.
- Exceptional technical communication, negotiation, and influence skills with the ability to articulate and defend complex architectural concepts to both technical and executive audiences.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k with a company match
- health saving accounts
- life insurance
- pet insurance
