Principal Engineer – Cloud Platform

Position: Principal Engineer – Cloud Platform (10395, 10448)
San Jose, California, United States Products – Engineering /Fulltime /Hybrid Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions. They rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver unprecedented progress. With double-digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver scalable outcomes than Extreme.

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JOB DESCRIPTION Title of position:
Principal Engineer – Cloud Platform Position type:
Hybrid - Full time ( As part of our hybrid work arrangement, this role is expected to be onsite three days per week at our San Jose, CA office)

Location:

San Jose, CA Position reports to:
Director of SW Systems Engineering Application deadline:
Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis and this posting will remain open until filled.

Work authorization:  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa, including H-1B visas, at this time Position Summary We are seeking an exceptional Sr. Principal/Principal Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of a comprehensive cloud platform. This role requires a visionary technologist with 15+ years of experience in building and scaling large-scale distributed systems, microservices architectures, and cloud infrastructure.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across multiple service domains, mentor engineering teams, and drive architectural excellence across our rapidly evolving platform.

Key Responsibilities Design and architect a scalable, highly available cloud platform with 15+ microservices including Audit Logs, API Gateway, Device Health, Usage & Capacity, Device Status, Users, Applications, IAM, License, Alerts, Metrics, Network Visualization, and Orchestration. Establish and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and patterns across all platform services. Lead the technical strategy for cloud platform evolution, including infrastructure decisions, technology selections, and deployment architectures.

Mentor and guide engineering teams in microservices design, providing code reviews and architectural guidance. Drive performance optimization, scalability improvements, and reliability enhancements across the platform. Collaborate with product, Dev Ops, and security teams to align platform capabilities with business objectives. Define and implement monitoring, observability, and alerting strategies for complex distributed systems. Lead technical investigations and resolution of complex production issues.

Evaluate and integrate new technologies and frameworks to enhance platform capabilities. Participate in architectural review boards and technology steering committees.

Required Qualifications 15+ years of software engineering experience with at least 8+ years in distributed systems and microservices architecture. Demonstrated expertise in designing and building large-scale cloud platforms or SaaS applications. Deep understanding of microservices architecture, API design, and event-driven systems. Strong proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Expertise in modern programming languages (Java, Go, Python, or similar) and frameworks.

Hands-on experience with database technologies (relational and No

SQL), data management, and eventual consistency…