Principal Platform Engineer
Core
Building and operating a shared AI-first software platform that enables operating companies to create, ship, and commercialize software offerings faster.
Role type
Senior individual contributor Principal Platform Engineer
Builds
Self-service platform services, shared infrastructure, and AI-assisted development pipelines for internal operating companies
Domain
Cloud-native software platforms, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, and AI-assisted development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud engineering (AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, IaC), DevOps (CI/CD, GitOps), Site Reliability Engineering (SLOs, observability, incident response), Software engineering (Go/Python/TypeScript), Platform security (IAM, policy-as-code), Architecture stewardship, AI-assisted development workflows
Preferred skills
Experience shaping reference architectures and golden paths, mentoring engineering teams, building secure-by-default platforms
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, Go, Python, TypeScript, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
Responsibilities
Design and ship core platform services end-to-end; steward platform architecture and standards; advance AI-first software delivery; own reliability, security, and cost for built services; mentor engineers and raise the technical bar
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence