As we continue to grow JumpCloud internationally, we are hiring a Principal Engineer in our Developer Experience team. You’ll have the opportunity to play a key role in the success and development of our engineering teams in addition to growing your own career. We are seeking a principal engineer who is passionate about building great products with forward looking vision.
You will be responsible for identifying and eliminating systemic friction in the developer lifecycle across all JumpCloud engineering teams, you’ll help drive our DevEx strategy, define best practices and enable platform quality.
As a Principal Platform Software Engineer, you will:
Drive technical consensus across multiple teams and architectural domains to ensure a unified DevEx vision.
Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
Contribute to the long-term technical vision and strategic direction of the engineering team, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement.
Architect AI-driven workflows that automate repetitive tasks across the entire engineering organization
Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals on advanced technical issues
Evaluate build vs. buy decisions and emerging technologies to ensure JumpCloud remains at the forefront of engineering efficiency.
We’re looking for:
15+ years experience as an engineer leading complex engineering projects
Deep experience with the IDP ecosystem—specifically building or maintaining catalogs in Backstage, or leveraging service-data platforms like Port.io or Atlassian Compass.
Hands-on experience with Waypoint or similar abstraction layers that simplify the interface between developers and Kubernetes
Experience with cloud technologies (AWS or GCP)
Strong knowledge of Go or Node, or other programming languages
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, and IaC tooling
Experience working in a distributed systems environment
Ability to work with ambiguity and drive clarity while delivering incremental value
Strong technical foundation in software engineering design principles
Experience working with geographically diverse engineering teams in today’s remote first work environment
