Principal Engineer, Cross Functional Services Engineering (CFSE)

Principal Engineer in Cross Functional Services Engineering (CFSE)

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership:

• Lead the design and implementation of platform-level services and infrastructure that support multiple products and teams.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with architecture, product, security, DevOps, and other engineering teams to ensure alignment and integration of services.

• Architecture & Design:

• Define and drive architectural decisions that scale with business growth, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and reusability.

• Mentorship:

• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers across teams, promoting technical excellence and best practices in software engineering.

• Innovation & Strategy:

• Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap for cross-functional platforms and services, staying ahead of industry trends.

• Service Development:

• Build core services including authentication, logging, monitoring, configuration, and deployment frameworks used organization-wide.

• Process Improvement:

• Champion CI/CD practices, test automation, and incident management strategies to ensure high service uptime and quality.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a principal or senior technical leadership role.
• Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems and services architecture.
• Expertise in multiple programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, etc.).
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong grasp of DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in cross-functional platform or infrastructure engineering.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and governance in large-scale software systems.
• Contributions to open-source projects or industry consortiums.