Principal Platform Engineer I

Join Smarsh as a Principal Platform Engineer I and shape the architectural direction of large-scale distributed data platforms. This role requires 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, or distributed systems-focused roles, with expertise in MongoDB, Kafka, or ElasticSearch at high scale.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, or distributed systems-focused roles
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in operating at least one of MongoDB, Kafka, or ElasticSearch at high scale
• Significant experience designing and operating large-scale, Kubernetes environments and associated ecosystem tooling
• Proven experience defining architectural standards and influencing technical direction across teams
• Strong programming skills (Python, Java, or similar)
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) and cloud-native deployment models
• Hands-on experience operating enterprise-scale workloads in AWS
• Experience designing and evolving observability platforms
• Strong understanding of security principles and experience embedding security best practices into production environments and code promotion systems
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence diverse technical and non technical stakeholders

Benefits

• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Generous parental leave