Principal Software Developer; Backend Platform
Job in
Boise, Ada County, Idaho, 83701, USA
Listed on 2026-10-30
Listing for:
MaintainX
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-30
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Software Architect, Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- You’d be joining our backend team within the Platform Engineering division
- We’re building an AI-native platform for our internal developers, over 150 of them, guided by a single question: does this shorten the time from idea to value, for the teams building on our platform and for the customers they ultimately serve?
- The smooth path is the safe, fast path, because the platform makes it the default. We build the route that maximizes AI acceleration
- You’ll set the technical direction for how backend services get built, shipped, and operated across the engineering org — not just for one team
- Shape the technical direction, governance and architecture of the backend platform
- Shape AI-native workflows into the platform itself, changing how the org builds services with developers and agents
- Proactively identify and drive resolution of cross-cutting technical challenges before they become delivery blockers, working across multiple engineering teams
- Define and evolve platform-wide standards, patterns, and abstractions adopted across teams
- Influence roadmap priorities by framing trade-offs, surfacing opportunities, and driving alignment across engineering, product, and analytics
- Drive adoption of changes across teams, not just their delivery
- Mentor and elevate senior engineers through complex problems and architectural decisions
- Navigate ambiguity and lead complex, multi-squad initiatives with minimal direction
- Participate in the on-call rotation
- Flexible time off
- Training and development investments
- Competitive salary and equity opportunities
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
- Deep exposure across several of the platform’s key domains: cloud (AWS), IaC infrastructure (Terraform/Atmos), CI/CD, GraphQL federation, Event driven systems, APIs, and developer experience
Expert in Node.js, Type Script, or similar languages, with a track record of setting standards others adopt - Deep expertise in distributed systems, demonstrated with experience making architectural decisions with long-term, cross-org, multi-year consequences
- A strong AI-native mindset — you’ve brought AI-assisted workflows into a platform or org, not just your own workflow
- Track record of cross-team impact: changing how multiple teams build, decide, or deliver
- Experience navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders and using data to demonstrate impact
- Expert-level English, spoken and written — you’ll lead platform engineering managers across multiple teams and present technical priorities to executive stakeholders
- Strong technical judgment balanced with pragmatism: knows when to advocate for the right solution and when to move forward
- Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous technical problems and drive them to resolution with minimal guidance
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