Strategic Employment
Principal Engineer Cloud Platform (High-Scale SaaS)
A fast-growing enterprise SaaS company is hiring a Principal Engineer to lead cloud platform initiatives. This is a highly strategic role focused on building scalable, high-performance systems for managing complex data workflows in the cloud.
What Youll Do:
Youll define the roadmap and architecture for automated, zero-downtime infrastructure and data systems, partnering closely with engineering leadership to drive scale and performance across a multi-tenant environment. You'll be hands-on in platform development while mentoring other engineers and shaping infrastructure strategy.
What Were Looking For:
Deep expertise in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
Strong AWS experience
Skilled in container-based deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)
Background in distributed data systems like Elasticsearch, Kafka, DynamoDB, or similar
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and a strong focus on observability and uptime
10+ years of software engineering experience, including leading major architecture efforts
Ability to operate across stacks with fluency in modern programming languages
Bonus Points: Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and complex dataflows
A security-first mindset and comfort evaluating 3rd party components
Previous experience in highly regulated or mission-critical industries
Location: Austin, TX Compensation: Up to $230K base + bonus & RSU's Compensation: $200,000-$230,000 per year
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Strong AWS experience
Skilled in container-based deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)
Background in distributed data systems like Elasticsearch, Kafka, DynamoDB, or similar
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and a strong focus on observability and uptime
10+ years of software engineering experience, including leading major architecture efforts
Ability to operate across stacks with fluency in modern programming languages
Bonus Points: Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and complex dataflows
A security-first mindset and comfort evaluating 3rd party components
Previous experience in highly regulated or mission-critical industries
Location: Austin, TX Compensation: Up to $230K base + bonus & RSU's Compensation: $200,000-$230,000 per year
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