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Senior Principal Engineer, Platform Engineering

USA-San Mateo, CA💼 Full-time💰 $164,000–$164,000🗓 2026-09-29 → 2026-10-02

Core

Define future architecture and lead complex technical initiatives for Arena, a cloud-native PLM and QMS platform serving high-tech manufacturers and medical device companies.

Role type

Senior Principal Platform Engineer (Hands-on IC with strategic leadership)

Builds

Cloud-native SaaS platform for product lifecycle and quality management

Domain

Manufacturing software, PLM, QMS, Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Java, distributed systems, system design, APIs, scalability, security, technical strategy, mentoring

Preferred skills

Spring Boot, Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, Scala, Python, AI/LLMs, RAG, PLM domain knowledge

Technologies

Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Scala, Python

Responsibilities

Define and influence architecture across key areas of the Arena SaaS platform; Lead large-scale, complex initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams; Solve challenging problems involving distributed systems, scale, reliability, and security; Drive modernization efforts and improve engineering productivity; Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders; Evaluate emerging technologies including AI-enabled engineering capabilities.

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