Principal Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide Product Ownership to the deliverable design.
• Implement user-focused workflows for onboarding, resource provisioning, and lifecycle management.
• Develop frontend experiences using modern web frameworks (React/Type Script).
• Implement backend services and APIs supporting the portal (Python/FastAPI).
• Integrate platform systems (Kubernetes, CI/CD, identity, secrets, cost services, and infrastructure automation).
• Partner with other platform teams to convert infrastructure capabilities into self‑service products.
• Improve usability, adoption, and developer satisfaction across the platform.
• Gather feedback from engineering teams and translate it into product improvements.
• Create documentation and enablement materials.
• Communicate technical concepts to both engineers and leadership.

• Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and a minimum 8 years of related work experience.
• Experience with NodeJS and other UI Frameworks.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Programming:
    Python, Java, Type Script, Golang, Rust, Shell.
• Frameworks:
  React/Next.js, Flask, Spring Boot, Svelte.
• Infrastructure as Code:
  Terraform, Ansible or equivalent.
• Data formats: JSON, XML, YAML, SQL.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or similar on‑prem/self-hosted infrastructure.
  • Containerization:
    Docker, Podman.
  • Orchestration:
    Kubernetes, Rancher.
  • Databases:
    PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
• Product tooling:
  Jira / Atlassian ecosystem.
• Observability platforms.
• Generative AI developer tooling.
• TS/SCI Security Clearance required after day 1. U.S. citizenship required.