Lead Principal Infrastructure Engineer
Core
Architecting, designing, and operating highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure distributed systems and data plane platforms.
Role type
Lead Principal Infrastructure Engineer (IC5-level)
Builds
Elastic, high-impact distributed systems, data replication strategies, and enterprise-grade automation.
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, performance tuning, security principles, network programming, asynchronous/concurrent programming, fault tolerance design, observability, Infrastructure as Code, incident response, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Agile/SCRUM, automated network/security solutions, machine learning fundamentals, TCP/IP/HTTP protocols, storage principles, secure software development
Technologies
C#, Java, Python, Go, Oracle, TCP/IP, HTTP, DevOps
Responsibilities
Mentor teams on scalable system architecture, identify performance bottlenecks, design elastic systems, drive data plane innovation, assess scalability targets, design fault-tolerant systems, optimize resilience mechanisms, define KPIs/telemetry, build monitoring/alerting dashboards, apply correctness verification, develop data replication strategies, architect security controls, guide vulnerability remediation, ensure cloud compliance, create automation strategies, align change management, resolve complex production issues, set operational standards, direct incident response.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
