Principal Software Engineer – Platform Architecture & Scalability

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to shape the next generation of our platform architecture as we scale to meet increasing demand from some of the world’s leading engineering companies.

This is a high-impact, hands-on technical leadership position where you’ll partner closely with the VP of Engineering to define and deliver the long-term architectural roadmap — evolving our system into a fully distributed, AI-agentic platform designed to support the next wave of intelligent applications

.
The Opportunit

y:
You’ll take a key role in driving architectural transformation, influencing everything from infrastructure design to scalability strategies, while also mentoring engineers and ensuring technical excellence across the team. You’ll blend strategic thinking with practical, hands-on development — setting standards for reliability, performance, and modern distributed desi

gn.
What You’ll

Do:
Architectural Leade

• rship
  Lead the migration from a monolithic to distributed architecture to enable scalability and modul
• arity.Design and implement core platform components to make the system AI-agentic ready for future AI integrations and MCP server connect
• ivity.Balance short-term business priorities with long-term architectural integrity and scalab

ility.
Hands-On Engi

• neering
  Write production-grade Python code across core services and critical infrast
• ructure.Build and tune distributed compute and workflow orchestration systems for high perf
• ormance.Implement robust patterns for deployment, orchestration, and system res

ilience.
Team Development & Coll

• aboration
  Mentor and coach mid-level and senior engineers, fostering technical growth and best
• practices.Establish and maintain architectural principles, coding standards, and review
• processes.Collaborate with product and business leaders to align engineering initiatives with company
• strategy.Contribute to technical hiring and onboarding as the t

eam grows.
What

You Bring:
Core

• Experience:
  12+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in Principal or Staff-level lead
• ership roles.Expert Python developer with experience building and maintaining production syst
• ems at scale.Deep understanding of distributed systems design and im
• plementation.Strong Kubernetes experience managing producti
• on workloads.Proficiency with workflow orchestration frameworks such as Temporal, Airflow
• , or similar.Hands-on experience with AWS (Azure familiarit
• y is a plus).Exposure to large-scale data frameworks such as Spark, Athena, or
• equivalents.Proven success leading significant architectural evolutions in fast-growing
• environments.Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a range of

stakeholders

• .
  Who You Are:
  Technical Visionary: You see the big picture and design systems that will scale with the co
• mpany’s growth.Pragmatic Builder: You balance architectural ambition with the need to deliver r
• eal value fast.Leader & Mentor: You elevate others, sharing knowledge and fostering a culture of engineer
• ing excellence.Owner & Operator: You take full accountability for outcomes and drive initiatives through
• to completion.Customer-Focused Engineer: You understand that the platform exists to serve users — and measure succe

ss accordingly.