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# Principal Engineer, Cloud Platforms

- **Company:** AI Powered LLC
- **Location:** Milpitas, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $235,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Data Sharing, Relational Databases, Digital Assets, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Enterprise Messaging Systems, MySQL, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Queueing Systems, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Privacy Controls, Datadog, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Istio, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Data Management, SailPoint, Restful APIs, Elk Stack, Golang
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/principal-engineer-cloud-platforms-milpitas-ca--53911037-5f01-4edf-8f5d-14d660f9c0eb

## About the Role

* 1+ years of Principal-level of experience in an Infrastructure Development, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering role, with a strong focus on building tools and services for other engineers
 * Deep expertise with Kubernetes in production environments, particularly in providing it as a platform(i.e single tenant and multi-tenant deployment architectures)
 * Strong programming skills in Go (Golang) and Python, with experience building robust, maintainable backend services and automation
 * Extensive hands-on experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure); multi-cloud experience is a strong plus, especially in building abstractions over them
 * Proven experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architecture and message queuing systems (e.g., Kafka, RMQ, NATS) as shared services
 * Solid understanding and practical experience with CI/CD pipeline tools (especially GitLab CI) and experience establishing automated delivery processes for other teams
 * Demonstrable experience designing and operating Distributed Systems, with an understanding of patterns for creating reliable, shared components
 * Familiarity with Multi-Region Cloud Environments and strategies for building globally distributed and highly available platform
 * Proficiency in establishing and utilizing comprehensive Observability and Monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog) for shared infrastructure
 * Strong experience with RESTful API design principles and building well-documented, consumable APIs
 * Knowledge of Service Mesh concepts and practical experience with solutions like Istio in a platform context
 * Hands-on experience with Relational Databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgresSQL), ideally in managing them as a service
 * Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
 * A strong customer-centric mindset, treating internal development teams as your primary customers
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required, API Documentation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Kafka, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business Processes, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cost Control, Customer Support/Service, Distributed Computing, Fortune 500 Customers, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Go Programming Language (Golang), Government, High Availability, Identity Data Management, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Messaging Middleware, Messaging Technology, Microsoft Windows Azure, Military, MySQL, Needs Assessment, On Call, Operational Strategy, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Privacy Controls, Product Development, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, REST (Representational State Transfer), Relational Databases (RDBMS), Reliability Engineering, Security Policy, Software Engineering, Software as a Service (SaaS),
Technical Leadership, Technical Support

## Description

Saviynt's AI-powered identity platform manages and governs human and non-human access to all of an organization's applications, data, and business processes. Customers trust Saviynt to safeguard their digital assets, drive operational efficiency, and reduce compliance costs. Built for the AI age, Saviynt is today helping organizations safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI. Saviynt is recognized as the leader in identity security, with solutions that protect and empower the world's leading brands, Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com.
Why Join Saviynt

 * Work on a mission-critical SaaS platform used by global enterprises
 * Solve complex reliability challenges at scale
 * Influence architecture and engineering culture at a company level
 * Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities
Security & Compliance
This role requires compliance with Saviynt's information security and privacy policies, including annual security training
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

 * In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining the shared infrastructure services and platforms that our product and application teams will depend on
 * You will focus on creating reusable, reliable, and scalable solutions that abstract away complexity, enabling other teams to focus on their core business logic and deliver features faster in a multi-cloud environment
 * Design and build core platform components and shared infrastructure services that other development teams will integrate with and leverage to deploy and operate their applications
 * Architect, implement, and manage highly available and scalable Kubernetes platforms as a service for internal consumers
 * Develop robust, internal-facing tools and automation for infrastructure provisioning and management primarily using Go (Golang)
 * Architect and optimize foundational solutions within Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc.), focusing on creating reusable patterns and modules for other teams
 * Design and implement shared Event-Driven Architecture components and messaging platforms using technologies like Kafka or Google Pub/Sub that product teams can easily utilize
 * Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI and ArgoCD) as a service, providing standardized and automated deployment workflows for various development teams
 * Design and build resilient Distributed Systems components that serve as building blocks for other applications, focusing on reliability, fault tolerance, and performance
 * Manage and optimize our shared infrastructure across Multi-Region Cloud Environments, ensuring that platform services are globally available and performant for all consumers
 * Establish and enhance centralized Observability and Monitoring platforms and tools that provide self-service insights for consuming teams
 * Define and implement clear, well-documented RESTful API designs for the infrastructure services you build, ensuring ease of integration for internal clients
 * Implement and manage Service Mesh (e.g., Envoy, Istio) capabilities, providing traffic management, security, and policy enforcement as a shared platform for services
 * Design, implement, and optimize highly available Relational Database services or shared data platforms for broad organizational use
 * Collaborate closely with product development teams to understand their infrastructure needs and pain points, providing technical guidance and support
 * Participate in on-call rotations to support the critical shared infrastructure you build


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