Principal Engineer - New Initiatives (Founding Platform Engineer)
Core
Designing and building a new greenfield platform for supply chain engineering and transformation, serving brands, retailers, and 3PLs.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Founding Platform Engineer)
Builds
Core architecture, foundational production code, and scalable platform infrastructure for logistics operations.
Domain
Supply chain engineering and transformation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud-native backend or platform systems design, Python fluency, distributed systems design, cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, system design, performance optimization, reliability engineering, translating ambiguous requirements into technical solutions, operating in high-ownership early-stage environments
Preferred skills
Workflow engines and orchestration systems, AI/ML or LLM-driven components, logistics or supply chain domain knowledge, founding engineer experience
Technologies
Python, cloud-native stacks, distributed systems frameworks, CI/CD tools
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end technical design and implementation of a new greenfield platform, select technology stack and architectural patterns, build core services and foundational infrastructure, establish development standards and CI/CD pipelines, design systems for scalability and maintainability, rapidly prototype and validate architectural decisions, translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, identify architectural risks, collaborate with Product and Leadership, produce technical documentation, serve as primary technical owner for the platform's early lifecycle
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with architectural leadership