Principal Platform Engineer - Base Technologies
Core
Own the Base Technologies subdomain end-to-end, building self-service platform capabilities (event streaming, messaging, API gateways) for internal product teams to consume without reinventing.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer / Domain Owner
Builds
Shared runtime and operational backbone capabilities (Red Panda, Kafka, NATS, future API gateways/workflow engines) for the IFS product suite
Domain
Enterprise Software / Cloud Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Platform engineering (internal developer platforms), Event streaming (Kafka, Red Panda, NATS), Cloud platforms (Azure AKS), Kubernetes (Helm, operators), Software engineering (Java, Go, Python), Technical leadership, GitOps
Preferred skills
API gateways, Workflow engines, Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry), Schema registries, Compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
Technologies
Azure AKS, Red Panda, Kafka, NATS, Helm, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana
Responsibilities
Define and enforce golden paths for platform adoption, Architect and evolve the messaging portfolio, Lead and mentor a squad of engineers, Resolve technical debt and operational gaps, Own the roadmap and technology evaluations
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic ownership