Principal Platform Engineer

Who You’ll Be Working With

As a Principal Platform Engineer at PMG, you’ll be part of a thoughtful, forward-thinking engineering team that’s passionate about building scalable, secure, and developer-friendly infrastructure. You’ll collaborate closely with software engineers, data teams, and technical leaders to shape the foundation our products are built on—helping teams move faster without sacrificing reliability or security.

You’ll also partner with senior leadership across Engineering and Technology to align infrastructure strategy with evolving business goals, ensuring our systems grow sustainably and intelligently alongside our clients and teams. Whether you’re designing cloud architecture, mentoring fellow engineers, or introducing new technologies to improve how we work, your impact will be felt across the organization.

Here, problem-solving is collaborative, curiosity is celebrated, and every voice has a seat at the table. If you're energized by innovation, inspired by scale, and excited to help define the future of platform engineering, you’ll feel right at home as a Principal Platform Engineer at PMG.

What You Will Do

• Shape the long-term vision for PMG’s cloud platform, defining a strategic roadmap that ensures our infrastructure scales securely, reliably, and in lockstep with business needs.
• Architect and evolve our AWS environments using Terraform and managed services like ECS, Lambda, RDS, and S3—balancing performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Design, build, and maintain platform tooling that improves developer workflows and empowers teams to ship faster with confidence.
• Champion best practices in CI/CD, reliability, and observability—leading efforts to improve deployment automation, incident response, and platform resiliency.
• Partner with engineering and technical leadership to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that keep our stack modern and our teams productive.
• Lead cross-functional projects that support infrastructure adoption, helping development teams align with platform standards while maintaining autonomy.
• Act as a trusted escalation point during critical incidents, bringing calm, clarity, and a commitment to long-term solutions.
• Mentor and support senior engineers across the organization, nurturing a culture of curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
• Advocate for infrastructure security and compliance—ensuring our platform is designed with trust, safety, and sustainability at its core.

What You Will Bring

• 8+ years of experience in software, infrastructure, or platform engineering, including experience in technical leadership, with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, with proven hands-on experience in AWS; AWS Professional-level certification is a plus.
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code practices, with strong command of Terraform or similar tools to support scalable, secure, and repeatable infrastructure.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Golang, and/or Node.js to build automation and internal platform tooling.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux systems, Bash scripting, and core systems tooling to support low-level debugging and configuration.
• Experience designing and managing containerized workloads using ECS, ECR, and related orchestration services.
• Broad hands-on experience with core AWS services including VPC, EC2, RDS, S3, and Lambda, with a strong focus on system architecture and operational excellence.
• Advanced understanding of cloud security, including IAM design, least privilege principles, and compliance-aware infrastructure design.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or CircleCI, and experience architecting multi-cloud or multi-account environments is preferred.
• Strong grasp of AWS networking concepts, including VPC architecture and Transit Gateway configuration.
• A commitment to curiosity and adaptability as a Continual Learner, staying at the forefront of platform and cloud innovation while prioritizing scalable solutions that empower internal teams.
• A dedication to People-Focused leadership, fostering collaboration, innovation, and professional growth by Leading by Example and nurturing strong relationships that empower others to excel.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience architecting multi-cloud or multi-account infrastructure.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.).
• Networking knowledge in AWS (VPC design, Transit Gateway, etc.).
• Experience leading technical strategy in a high-growth environment.