Principal Platform Engineer
Job Summary
Combining hands-on technical contributions with independent leadership, the remote Principal Platform Engineer will own the end-to-end delivery of platform initiatives, design scalable shared capabilities, and evaluate emerging technologies to enhance engineering productivity and system reliability.
Key responsibilities
- Own the technical delivery of platform initiatives from discovery through implementation and operational readiness
- Design and build scalable, observable, and maintainable shared platform capabilities and backend services
- Lead technical design reviews and mentor engineers through code reviews and actionable feedback
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating complex production systems in platform or developer tooling environments
- Deep experience with distributed architectures, microservices, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
- Hands-on experience implementing AI-assisted engineering workflows to optimize developer processes
- Proven experience leading complex technical projects and influencing cross-functional teams
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