Principal Engineer, DNA Platforms

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona.

📋 Description

• Establish the technical vision, long-term architecture, and engineering roadmap for DNA Platforms.

• Oversee solution design, conduct architecture reviews, and make technical decisions for intricate, multi-team initiatives.

• Create scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable software platforms utilizing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native architecture patterns.

• Direct modernization initiatives, platform engineering practices, automation, tooling, and the adoption of CI/CD.

• Set engineering standards, design principles, technical governance, and measurable practices for software quality, observability, performance, reliability, and security.

• Mentor, coach, and nurture engineers and engineering managers through consistent feedback, technical advice, and performance discussions.

• Facilitate technical forums, design reviews, and knowledge-sharing activities across teams located in different geographic areas.

• Collaborate with engineering leaders, product managers, architects, and business stakeholders to address complex technical challenges spanning multiple teams.

• Shape engineering strategy through technical influence rather than direct managerial authority.

• Be prepared to travel occasionally, up to 10%.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly in the architecture and delivery of large-scale enterprise platforms.

• 8+ years of experience in managing and developing teams within engineering, architecture, or platform technology roles.

• 10+ years of experience in designing distributed systems, APIs, cloud-native architectures, and contemporary software delivery practices.

• 8+ years of experience in implementing security, reliability, performance, scalability, observability, and maintainability principles in production systems.

• Proven experience in influencing engineering strategy, technical standards, and delivery decisions across various teams or organizational boundaries.

• Familiarity with DevSecOps, site reliability engineering practices, automation, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, relevant experience, and/or military service.

• Background in financial technology, banking, payments, risk, or fraud platforms.

• Experience in leading platform modernization, cloud adoption, or developer productivity projects.

• Understanding of AI-assisted development, platform engineering, and engineering metrics.

• Experience collaborating with geographically distributed engineering teams.

• Proficiency in using a computer and audio equipment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Occasional travel up to 10%.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Reasonable accommodations available for applicants with disabilities.