Principal Software Engineer – Platform Engineering

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

📋 Description

• Lead the necessary service-side modifications driven by cell architecture, including re-architecture and shared libraries.

• Break down numerous microservices into subsystems that operate with independent lifecycles.

• Identify and address horizontal scalability issues across various regions, cells, and deployment models.

• Take ownership of the application configuration management framework for environments from start to finish.

• Manage services and libraries intended for private and isolated cloud deployments.

• Design and implement modifications directly within product services while collaborating with the teams that own them.

• Establish architecture patterns and reference implementations for product teams.

• Shift configuration to be a runtime concern instead of hardcoding it into service code.

• Collaborate with Cloud Platform, SRE, and DevEx at the service/platform interface.

• Elevate architectural standards and mentor Staff and Senior engineers.

• Integrate AI tools into daily development practices for sustained productivity improvements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience in architecture for large microservice ecosystems, ideally encompassing hundreds of services.

• Proficient in Java and Python, with a willingness to engage with other technology stacks.

• Proven history of decomposing large service architectures into subsystems that evolve independently.

• Demonstrated experience in designing for horizontal scalability across regions and independent deployments.

• Familiarity with cell-based, multi-tenant, or multi-region architectural frameworks.

• Strong background in cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, containers, and AWS.

• Experience in externalizing configuration and eliminating environmental coupling from application code.

• Proven ability to implement significant changes in codebases managed by other teams.

• Track record of recognizing architectural limitations before they escalate into incidents.

• Capability and enthusiasm to design, lead, influence, and execute ambitious technical roadmaps.

• Experience with Vespa is a plus.

• Familiarity with private, isolated, on-premise, or air-gapped deployments is a plus.

• Experience in designing and managing shared libraries or internal frameworks utilized by multiple teams is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-based bonuses may be available.

• Equity options may be provided.

• Comprehensive benefits program offered.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified employees with protected disabilities as required by applicable laws.

• AlphaSense does not require candidates to pay for job applications, equipment, or training.