Principal Engineer, Product Engineering

Planet Fitness • Boston, MA

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Engineer will lead and oversee the architecture, design, development, and delivery activities of a cross-functional engineering team. Through strong hands-on technical contributions and cross-team leadership and coordination, the Principal Engineer will instill technical excellence across key strategic initiatives. The Principal Engineer will partner closely with Product and Design counterparts to identify innovative solutions to user and business challenges using leading technology and delivery practices. They will also work closely with Data, Security, Infrastructure, and Operations teams using our technology delivery methodology and our ways of working.
As a member of a growing team, you'll also play a role in shaping and defining the team's culture. You'll get the benefits of a fast-paced environment in an environment where teamwork, culture, and collaboration are paramount.
This role follows a hybrid schedule and requires regular, in-person work at our Boston, MA or Hampton, NH office. Our hybrid model is M/T/W in office and TH/F are optional work-from-home. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of one of these locations. Fully remote work is not available for this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, etc.). Master's degree a plus.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience and 2+ years of experience leading and supporting a cross-functional delivery team.
• Breadth and depth of experience in the architecture, development, and implementation of software products and systems. This includes a proven track record of leading a cross-functional delivery team through everyday project tasks and collaborating across multiple functional and technical teams to deliver an outcome.
• Deep hands-on experience using modern programming languages (Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, etc.) and libraries (Spring Boot, React / Remix, Vue, Gin) suitable for full-stack application development. Experience with CI/CD pipeline development and AI-powered engineering tooling is a strong plus.
• Knowledge and practical experience with cloud architecture on platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You should be skilled in designing and building scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native solutions. Experience using Generative AI (GenAI) user-facing software products or applications is also highly desirable.
• A background in relational database design, non-relational database design, and enterprise integration patterns. Should have a practical understanding of RESTful service design and be skilled in designing and building synchronous and asynchronous interfaces.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle ambiguous problems and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong attention to detail, efficient, and organized with an ability to establish priorities and objectives
• Excellent presentation and communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Able to establish and maintain effective, collaborative work relationships with diverse individuals, internally and externally
• Dedicated learner with a natural curiosity for consistent growth
• Exhibits comfort, ease, and flexibility working in an extremely fast-paced ever-changing, deadline-driven environment
• Cooperative team player with an upbeat, positive, “can-do” attitude!

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline development and AI-powered engineering tooling is a strong plus.
• Experience using Generative AI (GenAI) user-facing software products or applications is also highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership
• Defines the technical architecture of a platform or product, aligning it with the technical architecture for the enterprise.
• Serves as a trusted technical advisor and decision-maker for architectural and design decisions.
• Provides hands-on mentorship and guidance to the engineering team, fostering skill growth and innovation.
• Champions best practices in system design, development, testing, and deployment, including AI-powered engineering capabilities.
• Cross-Functional Discovery & Collaboration
• Partners with Product and Design to rapidly explore solutions that amaze users and drive business outcomes.
• Works across engineering, infrastructure, data, and security teams to align methodologies, platforms, and delivery practices.
• Launches new capabilities rapidly, while managing risk continuously from inception through operations
• Develops and executes delivery plans that take advantage of cutting-edge technologies to deliver solutions that exceed expectations.
• Anticipates and mitigates risks early in the development cycle, ensuring scalable and resilient solutions.
• Advocates for customer-centric design thinking while balancing technical feasibility and business priorities.
• High-Quality Development & Delivery
• Maintains strong hands-on involvement in their team’s work, providing technical expertise and oversight on architecture, implementation, testing, and operations.
• Establishes pragmatic, repeatable approaches for writing, validating, and shipping high-quality software, empowering your team to excel in an agile, outcome-oriented environment.
• Partners with others to bring AI to development and delivery, establishing new patterns of engagement across cross-functional teams.
• Drives adoption of modern engineering practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and cloud-native patterns.
• Team & Culture Building
• Mentors and grows the next generation of technical leaders within the organization.
• Promotes a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and technical excellence.
• Serves as a role model for engineering values, instilling ownership, craftsmanship, and pride in delivery.

Benefits

• Planet Fitness cares about you and your well-being. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees which includes the core medical, dental, vision, life and disability as well as supplemental accident, hospital and critical illness coverage options.
• In addition, we are proud to offer eligible employees a generous time off program (including volunteer time), childcare reimbursement, paid parental leave, pet care reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, free Black Card membership, learning and development programs and a whole host of engagement activities.
• We offer a 401(k) Plan with safe harbor employer matching and an employee stock purchase plan.
• This role is also eligible to participate in an annual corporate bonus incentive program based on company financial and personal performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level