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The Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer drives cross-group platform initiatives, focusing on identity, configuration, and API gateway standards to enhance reliability, performance, and compliance. This role involves designing software solutions, writing foundational code for prototypes, and establishing shared observability frameworks, SLOs, and capacity models. You will define architectural guardrails, security controls, and reference implementations while managing deprecation risks and interoperability strategies. Key responsibilities include leading project initiatives, conducting code reviews, and troubleshooting complex systematic issues within distributed systems. You will utilize modern technologies to optimize software testing, error logging, and monitoring. The work requires deep expertise in software architecture, secure development practices, and API lifecycle management to resolve ambiguous technical problems and provide expert guidance to stakeholders and engineering teams across the organization.
Drive cross-group platform initiatives such as identity, configuration, and API gateway standards to improve reliability and performance.
Establish shared observability frameworks, SLOs, and capacity models used by multiple engineering teams.
Define architectural guardrails, security controls, and reference implementations in partnership with SRE and security teams.
Develop foundational code for new projects while leading code reviews and technical architecture decisions.
Resolve complex, systematic issues regarding API functionality, integration, and performance optimization.
Implement automated solutions to ensure secure software development practices and prevent vulnerabilities.
Lead the design and execution of high-impact projects, managing timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation.
Serve as a subject matter expert to mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on complex system designs.
What we're looking for
Must have 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Experience designing and developing distributed systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and compliance is required.
Expertise in establishing shared observability frameworks, SLOs, and capacity models for multi-team use is required.
Ability to define architectural guardrails, security controls, and reference implementations is required.
Proficiency in implementing API versioning, lifecycle management, and interoperability strategies is required.
Experience leading complex software development lifecycles, including code reviews, testing optimization, and debugging of high-complexity issues is required.
Ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, and coaching for engineers across different teams is required.
Java
Go
C#
OCI
AWS
Azure
Docker
CI/CD
Test-Driven Development
Identity and Access Management
System Design
API
Observability
FedRAMP
PCI DSS
Networking