Principal Engineer
Core
Designing, governing, and evolving the integration fabric connecting internal services, commerce platforms, and external partners for PUMA's Direct-to-Consumer ecosystem.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Integration Architecture & API Platform)
Builds
API gateway strategy, GraphQL API layers, event-driven integration patterns, and developer enablement assets for the DTC platform.
Domain
Retail / Direct-to-Consumer / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Integration architecture, API gateway strategy, GraphQL schema design, Event-driven architectures, RESTful API design, Distributed systems, Technical leadership, Developer enablement
Preferred skills
Enterprise EAI platforms (TIBCO, MuleSoft), AI-native integration patterns, Agentic commerce workflows
Technologies
Apigee, GraphQL, Apache Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, REST, OpenAPI/Swagger, OAuth 2.0, mTLS
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end integration architecture and API governance; Design GraphQL API layers and event-driven patterns; Establish API governance frameworks and developer portals; Embed AI-native practices and agentic commerce patterns; Define non-functional requirements and observability strategies; Mentor engineers and drive technical standards across organizations.
Seniority
Principal, org-wide technical authority & mentorship