Principal Software Engineer

We are looking for experienced software engineers that are excited to bring Pulumi’s cloud programming model to the world. You will be a part of realizing a vision where every developer can harness the power of the cloud.

You will be an important contributor to the Pulumi open source platform across programming models, cloud APIs, core infrastructure deployment engine, distributed systems primitives and more. You'll work at the forefront of the intersection between cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes) and developer platforms (programming languages, SDKs, and application lifecycle), changing the way developers everywhere write cloud applications.

Expect to be challenged, learn, and collaborate with a world class team and our amazing developer community.

While Pulumi is headquartered in Seattle, WA., we are dedicated to being a remote first company. This role can be located remotely in the United States or Europe.

• Design and build open-source Pulumi SDKs in multiple programming languages.
• Provide appropriate test coverage, clearly document design choices, ensure great performance, reliability, and maintainability of your code.
• Lead projects from concept to completion: collaborate with fellow engineers and customers to prototype, design, engineer, and test new features.
• Determine roadmaps and scope features based on your interaction with the team and the open source community.
• Contribute to the Pulumi community: engage with users to gather feedback, produce new sample content, and increase excitement about what we’re building.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in multiple programming languages such as Go, Type Script, Python, Java, C#, Rust, Kotlin, Scala, Haskell, Ruby, F#, Lisp.
• Systematic problem-solving approach, first principles and critical thinking skills, good design sensibilities.
• Mindset of a community builder, focus on driving users and contributors to success.
• Understanding of compilers, graph algorithms, data structures, and software architecture.
• Experience building and running services in platforms such as Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• Experience with deployment orchestration and infrastructure as code tools.
• While the role is posted as Principal level we’re also open to hiring at the Senior level.

• Principal level Base Salary Range: $180,500 to $227,850
• Senior Level Base Salary Range: $166,000 - $209,000
• All full time employee offers at Pulumi include base salary, bonus or variable, equity and benefits (details below).

Benefits & Perks at Pulumi:

Healthcare Coverage:
We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance at no cost to U.S. employees. Internationally, we comply with local healthcare requirements and provide regionally appropriate coverage.

Time Off:
Our unlimited PTO policy encourages balance and rest — and we require employees to take at least three weeks off annually, plus 13 U.S. holidays.

401(k):
U.S. employees are eligible for a 401(k) plan with an employer match to support long-term financial wellness.

Parental Leave:
We provide 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents or primary caregivers, and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents or secondary caregivers.

Remote-First Culture:
Pulumi has been fully remote since 2020, with teammates across 20+ U.S. states and 12+ countries. We support flexible work with asynchronous collaboration and an annual “work from anywhere” stipend.

Professional Development:
Every employee receives an annual learning and development budget to support growth, learning, and career goals.

Equity Ownership:
We believe in acting like owners. All employees receive equity and are empowered to think big, move fast, and build the future of cloud together.

Additional Support:
We offer a monthly wellness fund to support mental and physical well-being, and a quarterly happiness fund for team connection.

About Pulumi:

Pulumi is reimagining how teams build cloud software, enabling developers and infrastructure experts to work better together through a unique combination of programming languages, tools, and systems innovation.

Our flagship infrastructure as code technology is open…