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Principal Platform Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Oct 23, 2026
This job expires in: 28 days

Job Summary

As a key contributor in a remote capacity, the full-time salaried Principal Platform Engineer will set the technical direction for platform engineering, lead transformation programs, and partner with executive leadership on infrastructure and platform decisions.

Key responsibilities
  • Implement the multi-year technical vision for Platform Engineering and translate it into executable strategy with measurable milestones
  • Own engineering standards, architecture principles, and governance frameworks for the organization
  • Lead company-wide platform transformation programs, including cloud-native migration and developer experience enhancements
Required qualifications
  • 12+ years of engineering experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or cloud architecture at scale
  • Deep multi-cloud mastery in AWS and Azure, with experience designing large-scale, compliance-grade architectures
  • Proven track record of driving organization-wide technical initiatives
  • Experience advising at the VP or CTO level on platform strategy
  • History of building or significantly elevating a platform engineering function

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