Senior Principal Platform Lead || AI & Agentic Systems
Core
Design, build, and ship an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) to reduce cognitive load and accelerate delivery for distributed engineering teams at IFS.
Role type
Senior Principal Platform Lead (Developer Experience & AI Systems)
Builds
Internal Developer Platform (IDP), service catalogs, golden paths, CI/CD pipelines, and developer portals.
Domain
Enterprise Software, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Crossplane), CI/CD, Observability, Go, React/Next.js, Kafka/RedPanda, PostgreSQL, AKS, AI system architecture, LLM integration, Agentic AI design
Preferred skills
Experience with Backstage/Port/Cortex, Enterprise-scale platform adoption, Event-driven architecture
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, Crossplane, Go, React, Next.js, Kafka, RedPanda, PostgreSQL, AKS, LLMs
Responsibilities
Own IDP vision, roadmap, and end-to-end execution; Define platform standards and golden paths; Integrate authentication and authorization services; Drive measurable adoption via metrics (DORA, NPS); Mentor Principal and Senior platform engineers; Partner with IAM, infrastructure, and SRE teams.
Seniority
Senior Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence