Principal Platform & AI Engineering
Core
Define and lead the technical direction of an AI-native Internal Developer Platform to enable product and engineering teams to build, deploy, and operate software safely at scale.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer (AI-native)
Builds
Self-service capabilities, reusable engineering patterns, and AI-assisted workflows for Vodafone's cloud ecosystem
Domain
Telecommunications / Cloud Native Platform Engineering
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Observability, Policy-as-code, SLO definition, Python/Go/Java, Platform-as-a-product principles
Preferred skills
AI-assisted engineering practices, FinOps, Resilience engineering, Stakeholder influence, Mentorship
Technologies
Kubernetes, Python, Go, Java, CI/CD tools, Observability platforms
Responsibilities
Define and evolve the technical roadmap for the Internal Developer Platform; Design and deliver self-service capabilities and standard service templates; Contribute to cloud-native platform architecture including compute, networking, and secrets management; Integrate AI-assisted engineering workflows; Establish governance and security guardrails through policy-as-code; Improve platform reliability using SLOs and resilience engineering; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business priorities.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
