Principal Platform Engineer

InterSystems • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Our Platform Engineering team builds and evolves the internal platforms that power software development across InterSystems. We develop build systems, developer tools, cloud-native infrastructure, automation, and AI-enabled engineering capabilities that help teams deliver software faster, more securely, and more reliably. As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader, solving complex engineering challenges, shaping technical direction, and leading initiatives that improve developer productivity, platform reliability, and software delivery across the company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Eight or more years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives involving multiple systems or teams.
• Experience in areas such as cloud infrastructure, CI/CD platforms, build systems, developer tooling, automation, Infrastructure as Code, containers, and observability.
• Strong software engineering and automation skills using languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, reliability, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Experience using AI tools to improve software development and engineering workflows.
• Ability to identify where AI can meaningfully enhance developer productivity and software delivery while understanding its limitations and risks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building internal developer platforms that support software development and delivery.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, including application security, software supply chain security, and secure development pipelines.
• Experience with AI coding assistants or agentic development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, or similar technologies.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into developer platforms, engineering tools, or automated workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across Platform Engineering.
• Design and enhance internal platforms, developer tools, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software factory capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate how software is built, tested, and delivered.
• Help ensure our platforms are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable.
• Evaluate new technologies and introduce them where they can make a meaningful impact.
• Collaborate with teams across the organization, mentor engineers, and help guide technical decisions.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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