Principal Platform Engineer, DevOps/Developer Experience
Core
Accelerate platform delivery by combining software engineering with deep platform and operations expertise to set standards for engineering excellence and improve delivery speed, reliability, and developer productivity.
Role type
Principal Platform Engineer (DevOps/Developer Experience)
Builds
Reusable platform capabilities, automation workflows, and production-grade infrastructure systems
Domain
Healthcare technology, cloud-native infrastructure, and developer experience
Required skills
Cloud-native platform design, microservices architecture, API-first design, Infrastructure-as-Code, Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD automation, observability, incident management, automated testing, technical mentorship
Preferred skills
AWS/Azure native tooling, developer experience mindset, regulated industry compliance (healthcare/fintech), FHIR/HL7 standards
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, OAuth, OIDC, IAM, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, Entra ID
Responsibilities
Lead high-priority platform initiatives and resolve architectural ambiguity; Define clear interfaces and architectural boundaries to reduce cross-team friction; Establish engineering best practices including design docs, code reviews, and automated testing; Create reusable platform templates and golden paths to speed delivery; Implement automation and agentic workflows for operational efficiency; Lead cross-cutting improvements in stability, observability, and resilience; Coach senior engineers and model technical leadership without formal management; Participate in on-call rotation for service restoration and root-cause analysis
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship