Principal Software Developer (Backend Platform)

Join our backend team within the Platform Engineering division as a Principal Software Developer. You'll shape the technical direction, governance, and architecture of our AI-native platform, driving adoption of changes across teams and mentoring senior engineers. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, a strong AI-native mindset, and the ability to navigate organizational complexity. Enjoy flexible time off, competitive salary and equity opportunities, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and training and development investments.

• Definir y evolucionar los estándares, patrones y abstracciones de la plataforma adoptados por los equipos.
• Identificar proactivamente y dirigir la resolución de desafíos técnicos transversales antes de que se conviertan en bloqueadores de entrega.
• Influir en las prioridades de la hoja de ruta al enmarcar compensaciones, resaltar oportunidades y promover la alineación.

• Deep exposure across several of the platform's key domains: cloud (AWS), IaC infrastructure (Terraform/Atmos), CI/CD, GraphQL federation, Event driven systems, APIs, and developer experience
• Expert in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar languages, with a track record of setting standards others adopt
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, demonstrated with experience making architectural decisions with long-term, cross-org, multi-year consequences
• A strong AI-native mindset — you've brought AI-assisted workflows into a platform or org, not just your own workflow
• Track record of cross-team impact: changing how multiple teams build, decide, or deliver
• Experience navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders and using data to demonstrate impact
• Expert-level English, spoken and written — you'll lead platform engineering managers across multiple teams and present technical priorities to executive stakeholders
• Strong technical judgment balanced with pragmatism: knows when to advocate for the right solution and when to move forward
• Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous technical problems and drive them to resolution with minimal guidance