Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Platform
Core
Design and deliver secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and platform tooling while leading technical direction for the cloud engineering team.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Platform)
Builds
Secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, platform tooling, and AI-assisted development ecosystems.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, AI/ML Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud platform expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), Container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker/ECS), DevEx & CI/CD tooling, Cloud security & DevSecOps, Golang or Python, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/KRO/Crossplane), Observability (Splunk/Grafana/Datadog/Prometheus), AI-assisted coding workflows, LLM-powered development tools, Prompt engineering, AI agent development, MCP server integrations
Preferred skills
Multi-cloud architecture design, End-to-end platform leadership, Scalable AI/ML or data platform design, Automation & workflow orchestration, Open-source contributions, Enterprise AI coding ecosystem enhancement
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Bitbucket, GitHub, Terraform, KRO, Crossplane, Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus, Golang, Python, Google ADK, Anthropic SDKs
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and direction to the cloud engineering team, Lead design and delivery of secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, Drive adoption of modern developer experience practices, Align platform strategy with business priorities, Assess and govern strategic tools to reduce cognitive load, Partner with development teams to remove platform bottlenecks, Define and promote paved paths and self-service workflows, Implement real-time telemetry pipelines for observability, Champion adoption of productivity tools through documentation and training, Standardize AI-assisted coding tools and ecosystems, Contribute to design and development of AI agents and MCP integrations
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership