Overview

Principal Engineer, Infrastructure Platforms - Gitlab - Remote - Global
Software Engineer
Job Description
GitLab seeks a Principal Engineer to lead technical direction for critical infrastructure platforms, focusing on architecture, systems, and cloud-native solutions at organizational scale. The role involves shaping platform strategy, guiding architectural decisions, and mentoring senior engineers in a remote, collaborative environment.
Company Information
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Job Details
Requirements
- Experience designing large-scale platforms
- Proficiency in Golang and/or Ruby
- Strong architectural judgment
- Experience with cloud-native environments
- Ownership of platform-level decisions
- Knowledge of Kubernetes environments
- Ability to develop long-term strategies
- Influence without direct authority
- Excellent communication skills
Responsibilities
- Set technical direction for infrastructure platforms
- Lead architecture and system design
- Mentor senior engineers
- Translate strategy into technical roadmaps
- Ensure reliability and performance
- Drive platform modernization
- Collaborate across teams
Field
Technology

Overview

Job Description
GitLab seeks a Principal Engineer to lead technical direction for critical infrastructure platforms, focusing on architecture, systems, and cloud-native solutions at organizational scale. The role involves shaping platform strategy, guiding architectural decisions, and mentoring senior engineers in a remote, collaborative environment.
Company Information
Data shown is based on historical job postings from our database.
Job Details
Requirements
- Experience designing large-scale platforms
- Proficiency in Golang and/or Ruby
- Strong architectural judgment
- Experience with cloud-native environments
- Ownership of platform-level decisions
- Knowledge of Kubernetes environments
- Ability to develop long-term strategies
- Influence without direct authority
- Excellent communication skills
Responsibilities
- Set technical direction for infrastructure platforms
- Lead architecture and system design
- Mentor senior engineers
- Translate strategy into technical roadmaps
- Ensure reliability and performance
- Drive platform modernization
- Collaborate across teams
Field
Technology
