We are looking for a Principal Architect who combines deep technical mastery with product sensibility, business understanding, and organizational insight. This is a senior individual-contributor role with broad influence and high visibility across engineering, product, and leadership.
You will shape the architecture of our platform across multiple domains, drive strategic technical decisions, and partner with cross-functional leaders to align architectural direction with product, business, and organizational goals.
You are not just a technologist – you are a systems thinker who understands how technology enables outcomes, how teams and organizations scale, and how product strategy and technical strategy intersect.
You will shape the architecture of our platform across multiple domains, drive strategic technical decisions, and partner with cross-functional leaders to align architectural direction with product, business, and organizational goals.
You are not just a technologist – you are a systems thinker who understands how technology enables outcomes, how teams and organizations scale, and how product strategy and technical strategy intersect.
Requirements:
Depth and Breadth
Proven long-term experience shaping large-scale data systems in production and defining technical direction
Strong background with hyperscale or high-growth data platforms (analytics engines, databases, streaming systems, etc.)
Systems AND Strategy
Deep understanding of distributed systems, failure modes, storage and query execution, and complex streaming and batch processing
An ability to navigate technical complexity while grounding decisions in business outcomes and product value
Influence and Leadership
Track record influencing across engineering, product, and leadership, using trust and strong people skills
Strong communicator who can advocate for robust architectural direction and build alignment
Organizational Insight
Evidence of thinking beyond code – you understand organizational structures, collaboration patterns, and how teams deliver at scale
Strong Advantage
Previous R&D leadership experience
Active involvement in open-source projects as a contributor or maintainer
Depth and Breadth
Proven long-term experience shaping large-scale data systems in production and defining technical direction
Strong background with hyperscale or high-growth data platforms (analytics engines, databases, streaming systems, etc.)
Systems AND Strategy
Deep understanding of distributed systems, failure modes, storage and query execution, and complex streaming and batch processing
An ability to navigate technical complexity while grounding decisions in business outcomes and product value
Influence and Leadership
Track record influencing across engineering, product, and leadership, using trust and strong people skills
Strong communicator who can advocate for robust architectural direction and build alignment
Organizational Insight
Evidence of thinking beyond code – you understand organizational structures, collaboration patterns, and how teams deliver at scale
Strong Advantage
Previous R&D leadership experience
Active involvement in open-source projects as a contributor or maintainer
This position is open to all candidates.
