Principal Engineer, Compute Platform

Join Pinterest as a Principal Engineer for our Compute Platform, where you'll play a crucial role in driving the architecture and implementation of scalable systems that power our services. You will lead a team of talented engineers, guiding them in building innovative solutions that enhance our platform's performance and reliability.In this position, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the development of best practices and high-quality code. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we would love to hear from you!

At Fastly, we empower individuals to maintain meaningful connections with the things they cherish. Our cutting-edge edge cloud platform allows customers to deliver exceptional digital experiences with speed, security, and reliability by processing and securing applications as close to end-users as possible — right at the edge of the Internet. Our platform is engineered to harness the potential of the modern internet, enabling programmability and supporting agile software development. We proudly serve some of the world's most influential companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.Join us in building a more trustworthy Internet.Posting Open Date: Reposted March 30, 2026Anticipated Posting Close Date*: April 20, 2026*This job posting may close earlier due to high applicant volume. Senior Principal Engineer, Platform EngineeringAs a member of Fastly’s Platform Engineering team, you will be instrumental in establishing the essential frameworks that enable engineers to deliver quickly, safely, and at scale. In the role of Senior Principal Engineer, you will guide the technical direction and spearhead cross-organizational initiatives aimed at enhancing our platform, developer experience, and operational excellence. Collaborating closely with fellow engineers, you will work to eliminate friction, standardize best practices, and create paved roads to expedite product delivery. This is a highly collaborative and hands-on position, representing the Platform Engineering organization and reporting directly to the Senior Director of Engineering.

At Databricks, we are dedicated to empowering data teams to tackle some of the world's most challenging issues — from transforming transportation innovation to fast-tracking medical advancements. Our mission is to create and maintain the premier data and AI infrastructure platform that enables our clients to harness deep data insights for business enhancement. Founded by engineers with a customer-first mindset, we embrace every challenge, whether it's designing cutting-edge UI/UX for data interaction or scaling our services across millions of virtual machines. And we're just getting started.We are seeking a strategic, customer-centric, and results-driven Senior Product Manager for our Compute Platform. This platform is essential for powering Databricks workloads, offering various compute options for diverse tasks — including Classic Compute, SQL Warehouses, and Serverless Compute. It plays a critical role in many of our products and features.This position will involve extensive collaboration across teams and requires a robust technical background. You will coordinate product initiatives from conception through execution, engage with large enterprise clients to gauge their requirements, develop long-term product strategies, define product roadmaps, collaborate with engineering to create these products, and interact with various internal stakeholders (both pre- and post-launch) to ensure the success of our offerings.

Anaplan builds AI-powered scenario planning and analysis tools that help businesses make smarter decisions. Over 2,400 organizations, including Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH, and Bayer, use Anaplan to stay competitive. Teams at Anaplan share a commitment to customer success and a culture that values diverse perspectives, leadership at every level, and celebrating achievements. The Platform & Ecosystem Success team is looking for a Principal Platform Adoption Specialist. This remote role (based in the United States, with a San Francisco presence) focuses on helping customers get the most from the Anaplan platform. Candidates with backgrounds in Customer Success, Professional Services, or Product who enjoy solving challenges and working directly with customers will find this position rewarding. Role Overview The Principal Platform Adoption Specialist plays a central part in driving platform adoption, supporting customer enablement, and ensuring clients realize the full value of their Anaplan investment. This role also supports renewals and growth by building strong customer relationships and providing strategic technical guidance. What You Will Do Guide customers as a strategic technical advisor to maximize platform adoption and user enablement Develop and implement data-driven strategies to address adoption gaps and improve customer outcomes Stay informed on Anaplan platform enhancements and advocate for new features to customers Share best practices and enablement resources to minimize churn and increase customer satisfaction Gather and relay customer feedback to influence product development Who Thrives in This Role People who enjoy working with technology and engaging with customers Those who naturally become the go-to resource for solving challenges Individuals with experience in Customer Success, Professional Services, or Product roles Professionals who find satisfaction in helping customers achieve their goals Anaplan values unique contributions and encourages growth, connection, and recognition. Join the team to help shape the future of business planning.

Join Airwallex as a Principal ArchitectAt Airwallex, we're redefining global payments and financial solutions. Our innovative platform empowers over 200,000 businesses worldwide, including notable names like Brex, Qantas, and SHEIN. We are at the forefront of transforming how businesses manage their financial operations on a global scale.Founded in Melbourne, our diverse team of over 2,000 experts across 26 offices is committed to building the financial platform of the future. With a valuation of $8 billion and backing from prestigious investors such as T. Rowe Price and Visa, we are looking for ambitious individuals ready to make a significant impact.Your RoleThe Knowledge Platform team is integral to our data and AI strategy. As a Principal Architect, you will lead the development of the foundational infrastructure that enables our organization to harness data, AI, and machine learning effectively. You will design platforms that oversee the entire data and AI/ML lifecycle, ensuring safety and governance while simplifying user interfaces.What We ValueWe seek builders with a founder-like spirit who thrive in fast-paced environments. Your expertise and innovative thinking will drive our mission forward. If you are curious, collaborative, and passionate about leveraging AI to solve complex problems, we want to hear from you.

ABOUT RETELL AIAt Retell AI, we are revolutionizing the call center experience using cutting-edge voice AI technology. In just 18 months since our inception, thousands of companies have leveraged our AI voice agents to streamline sales, support, and logistics operations that previously required extensive human teams. Supported by prominent investors such as Y Combinator and Alt Capital, we have grown from $5M to an impressive $36M ARR with a dedicated team of 20.Our ambitious vision for 2026 is to create a state-of-the-art customer experience platform where entire contact centers are driven by AI. Rather than relying on basic automation that necessitates constant human oversight, we are developing intelligent AI “workers” to function as frontline agents, QA analysts, and managers—constantly executing, monitoring, and enhancing customer interactions.As we rapidly expand, we seek passionate innovators eager to solve complex technical challenges, move swiftly, and make a meaningful impact at one of the fastest-growing voice AI startups. Join us in building the future!Ranked among the top 50 AI applications in the a16z list: https://tinyurl.com/5853dt2xRanked #4 on Brex's Fast-Growing Software Vendors of 2025: https://www.brex.com/journal/brex-benchmark-december-2025One of the top startups on the Leana I leaderboard: https://leanaileaderboard.com/THE ROLEWe are in search of a Principal/Staff Engineer to spearhead the technical direction of our core platform. This is an individual contributor role designed for someone who excels in uncertainty, acts swiftly, and elevates the standards of those around them.You will engage with various systems, infrastructure, and product surfaces while collaborating closely with engineering teams, product managers, and leadership to scale successful initiatives and innovate for the future.This role is not about merely addressing tickets; you will identify challenges, engineer solutions, and deliver impactful results.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESLead the design and evolution of our core platform and systems architecture.Oversee complex technical projects from inception to production.Make strategic technical decisions that optimize for speed, reliability, and scalability.Collaborate across teams to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices.

About GustoAt Gusto, our mission is to empower the small business economy. We take care of essential services—such as payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—allowing business owners to concentrate on their passion and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we proudly support over 400,000 small businesses nationwide while fostering a workplace that mirrors and honors the diversity of our clients. Discover more about our Total Rewards philosophy.By the Numbers:Recognized as #1 best software for small businesses by G2 in 20242,700+ employees across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Turkiye and steadily growingAnnual revenue exceeding $500MThe small and medium business (SMB) market is vast and expanding, presenting tremendous opportunities for Gusto to make a significant impact.In the US, there are 6.2M employers, with 98% employing fewer than 100 individuals.Every year, 550,000 new businesses emerge in the US.What Product Management is like at Gusto:We seek entrepreneurial, high-autonomy Product Managers to create impactful solutions for small businesses and their employees. Our philosophy empowers Product Managers to take full ownership of their roadmaps, guiding products from strategic vision to detailed execution.Our Product team operates with a lean structure, ensuring significant influence and ownership.We are dedicated to serving small and medium businesses, driven by a mission-oriented culture that values supporting business owners.About the Team:The Tax Platform is a vital component of Gusto's ecosystem. The Tax Platform team oversees the fundamental systems responsible for calculating, tracking, paying, reconciling, and filing tax liabilities for over 400,000 small businesses. These systems are crucial in ensuring compliance, managing financial transactions, and building customer trust. The Tax Platform offers shared capabilities utilized across Tax, Compliance, and R&D teams.

Your Contribution at Lila Sciences We are on the lookout for a Principal Software Engineer with full stack proficiency to become an integral part of our software team. You will play a key role in shaping the future of our AI-powered scientific platform. This position involves designing, constructing, and fine-tuning backend systems that support intelligent, data-centric applications. Your focus will be on creating user interfaces, services, high-performance APIs, and databases while ensuring the robustness of services that merge advanced AI frameworks with intricate scientific analytics and lab workflows. Collaboration is vital as you'll work alongside ML researchers, platform engineers, and scientists to build systems capable of managing varied workloads and scaling effortlessly. This includes working with structured SQL databases, data lake houses, and vector databases. If you are enthusiastic about crafting high-performance and sophisticated systems, we would love to connect with you! Your Responsibilities UI and API Development: Create secure, high-performance, and well-documented user interfaces and APIs that integrate seamlessly with AI applications. Database Design and Management: Develop schemas and oversee diverse data systems (including SQL, NoSQL, and Vector DBs) for peak performance and scalability. Application Implementation: Spearhead the development of both front-end and backend services with an emphasis on performance, maintainability, and reliability. System Optimization: Identify and resolve system bottlenecks to ensure high availability and low-latency performance across large-scale workloads. Cloud Services and Infrastructure: Utilize AWS services, Kubernetes, and cutting-edge DevOps practices to design and deploy production-ready systems at scale. Collaborative Development: Partner with ML researchers, engineers, and scientists to weave data pipelines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure into scientific workflows.

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERAs a Principal Software Engineer at Saviynt, you will take the helm in designing, developing, and scaling our core Java-based backend services that drive our multi-tenant AI platform. Your expertise will be pivotal in architecting and optimizing platform components to handle high-throughput, low-latency, and mission-critical workflows.Your role will encompass integrating and managing essential data systems, including relational databases, Redis, Elasticsearch, and LDAP, ensuring they perform reliably and are always available. You will spearhead the modernization of backend services, refactoring legacy Java components while transitioning to contemporary patterns such as reactive programming and event-driven architectures.In this collaborative environment, you will work closely with cross-functional teams across DevOps, Security, SRE, and Application Engineering to enhance platform capabilities. You will evaluate and implement scalable solutions for authentication, authorization, tenant isolation, and configuration management.As a mentor, you will guide engineers in deep Java design principles, debugging complex issues, and engineering for reliability. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining platform APIs, service orchestration logic, and critical workflows that support core business operations. Your keen eye will help identify and remediate bottlenecks in Java services, JVM performance, and memory management. Additionally, you will build automation and guardrails that enhance developer productivity and service reliability through CI/CD pipelines and code linting.Partnering with architecture and leadership, you will drive the long-term technical strategy and evolution of our platform.

About UsAt Verge Genomics, we are revolutionizing the drug discovery process by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and a rich database of human data to tackle the major factors contributing to escalating drug costs—particularly high clinical failure rates. We have established one of the industry's largest collections of multi-modal patient molecular and clinical data, obtained directly from human tissue samples. Our talented team, comprising engineers, neuroscientists, and biologists, has successfully brought two drugs to clinical trials, identified 282 new therapeutic targets, and forged commercial partnerships exceeding $1.6 billion with major pharmaceutical companies such as Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca.Your RoleAs the Principal/Director of Computational Biology, you will report directly to the Head of Product & Engineering. Collaborating closely with Verge’s leadership and technical teams, your key responsibility will be to spearhead the Computational Biology initiatives, delivering valuable insights to our biopharma partners and clients that will inform their research and development strategies.Your Key Achievements in the Next 12 MonthsProduce two comprehensive insights reports (e.g., target characterization) for biopharma partners that will enhance existing partnerships.Innovate new methodologies to support product development, including patient stratification and biomarker discovery.Assess and benchmark the company's foundational models for translational tasks, aiming for superior performance compared to current standards.Collaborate with the Head of Business Development to expand Verge's proprietary datasets.Your ResponsibilitiesDerive biological insights regarding therapeutic candidates and disease biology through the analysis of diverse multi-modal datasets (including transcriptomics, genetics, and clinical data).Translate overarching business goals into actionable scientific work plans.Integrate various datasets to formulate and test hypotheses for target prioritization, mechanism-of-action elucidation, indication expansion, repositioning, biomarker identification, and patient enrichment.Communicate findings effectively to external stakeholders to influence pharmacological R&D decisions.Develop and validate metrics to assess the efficacy of AI models in translational applications.Interpret and analyze outputs generated by AI foundational models.Bridge the gap between biological insights and machine learning objectives.

P-931 At Databricks, we are dedicated to empowering data teams to tackle some of the most challenging problems in the world—from revolutionizing transportation to fast-tracking medical innovations. We achieve this by developing and managing the foremost data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our clients to leverage profound data insights to enhance their enterprises. Founded by engineers with a customer-centric approach, we seize every chance to resolve technical challenges, from crafting next-generation UI/UX for data interactions to scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. And we’re just getting started. Within Databricks, the Compute Infrastructure organization is responsible for building and operating the essential framework that supports all Data, AI, and stateful workloads across major cloud platforms. Our system launches tens of millions of VMs daily, manages thousands of Kubernetes clusters, and must deliver exceptional elasticity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. We are in search of an Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on pivotal components of this platform. Your contributions will significantly impact product delivery speed, customer satisfaction, and our company's scalability. The impact you will have: Own and enhance the compute platform to support all Databricks workloads, enabling engineers to create top-tier products with high velocity and superior performance. Recruit exceptional engineers and nurture their development through guidance, feedback, and career advancement opportunities. Elevate the technical and operational standards through robust design practices, rigorous testing, and a culture of engineering excellence and platform thinking. Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to establish long-term strategies and roadmaps. Lead cross-functional initiatives encompassing both product and infrastructure domains. Influence architectural decisions that extend beyond your immediate team.

Join our innovative team at Glacier! This hybrid role requires in-office presence on Tuesdays and Thursdays.At Glacier, we're on a mission to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time: waste management. Did you know that over half of recyclables in the U.S. end up in landfills? We're committed to changing that narrative. Our efforts not only aim to enhance recycling practices, but also to mitigate carbon emissions, conserve energy, and protect our natural resources.We develop advanced sorting robots tailored to efficiently separate recyclables, combined with AI-driven business analytics that empower recyclers to optimize their operations and promote a more circular economy.Our technology has garnered the trust of major clients, including Colgate, Amazon, and municipal recycling facilities, as we turn recycling data into actionable insights. Our innovations have been featured in TIME's Best Inventions, a TIME documentary, and various leading publications like TechCrunch, Fortune, and CBS.The Role:We are seeking a dynamic and experienced technical leader to spearhead Glacier's Computer Vision strategy and manage our engineering team. This is a hands-on leadership position overseeing a distributed team across the U.S. and globally.Computer Vision is integral to our product offerings and significantly influences our company's achievements. This position will report directly to the co-founder and CTO.What You’ll Do:Drive the vision, strategy, and execution of Glacier's Computer Vision roadmap.Lead and cultivate our distributed Computer Vision engineering team through hiring, onboarding, and performance management.

Join our innovative team at fal as a Staff Software Engineer specializing in large-scale computation platforms. We are seeking a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in developing backend systems that efficiently orchestrate workloads and manage resource constraints. Your expertise in foundational cloud infrastructure and Linux provisioning will be crucial as you work towards achieving high reliability and scalability with minimal operational overhead.

Role overview The Platform Engineer at Coframe will help shape the core infrastructure that powers the company’s engineering efforts. Based in the SF Bay Area, this role involves designing and refining the systems that underpin how teams build, deploy, and manage software. Day-to-day work includes using AI tools to improve productivity and streamline deployment processes. The engineer will also focus on strengthening monitoring, enhancing security, and managing costs across the platform. Impact This position carries significant responsibility. The solutions developed will directly support all teams at Coframe, influencing how software is created and maintained across the company. The work done in this role will help set the direction for future engineering practices.

Join Crusoe as a Senior Engineering Manager in Compute where you will play a pivotal role in leading cutting-edge engineering teams. You will be responsible for overseeing the development and execution of our innovative computing solutions, ensuring performance and reliability across various platforms.Your leadership will guide teams toward achieving engineering excellence, fostering a collaborative environment, and driving strategic initiatives. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing company at the forefront of technology.

At Forge, we recognize that our team is our most valuable asset. As pioneers in the private market technology sector, we aim to create a brighter future for all. This vision is embodied in our core values of boldness, accountability, and humility. We witness the impact of our vision daily, supporting the teams behind the most remarkable innovations of our era, from space exploration to artificial intelligence, and beyond.With our liquidity solutions, exclusive insights, custody offerings, and a dynamic marketplace, Forge strives to establish a leading-edge technology infrastructure that empowers a transparent, accessible, and seamless global private market for companies, their employees, and investors. Through Forge, employees can liquidate their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity, and both individual and institutional investors can engage with the growth of private unicorns.Forge's unique global marketplace meets the increasing demand from individual and institutional investors seeking exposure to private company stocks, creating a significant network effect.Our ability to provide these impactful financial solutions has sparked tremendous interest from investors, heightened customer demand, and a pressing need to expand our team to cater to the evolving requirements of more companies, teams, and innovators.The Role:As part of Forge's platform engineering team, you will join a group dedicated to innovation, developing scalable, secure infrastructure solutions that drive liquidity and growth in the private market. Our teams utilize a wide array of technologies to support our core platform, Metal, and we thrive on swift execution, delivering value, and adhering to our values of being bold, humble, and accountable.We are in search of a dedicated platform engineer with a minimum of 7 years of experience in delivering robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions that are easy to maintain. The ideal candidate excels in collaborative environments and is driven by the desire to foster success through effective communication, crafting exceptional developer experiences, and making informed, data-driven decisions.To excel as a Staff Platform Engineer at Forge, you will leverage your expertise in infrastructure and software to deliver high-quality platforms both independently and through technical leadership of others. You will tackle advanced infrastructure projects – ranging from multi-cluster orchestration to SOC 2 compliance automation – while also being an engaged and collaborative team member.Location: This role requires in-office attendance 2-3 days a week in San Francisco, CA.

Role overview ditto is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer, Operator for a fully remote role. This position is open to candidates located in Atlanta, Austin, San Francisco, or Seattle. The focus is on designing, building, and maintaining systems that keep company operations running smoothly and efficiently at scale. What you will do Design and implement systems that improve platform scalability, performance, and reliability. Maintain and enhance the existing infrastructure to support ongoing business operations. Work closely with cross-functional teams to address technical challenges and streamline processes. Use technical expertise and leadership to drive key platform initiatives. Requirements Extensive experience in platform engineering. Strong problem-solving abilities and a collaborative mindset. Proven ability to contribute technical insights and lead engineering projects. Location This is a remote position. Candidates must be based in Atlanta, Austin, San Francisco, or Seattle.

At Rylo, we are revolutionizing the way you capture and share your experiences. Our state-of-the-art camera is designed to record your surroundings with breathtaking clarity and stability, eliminating the hassle of traditional video capture. Created by a team of visionary engineers from Instagram and Apple, our innovative stabilization software and user-friendly smartphone app ensure that every shot you take is a masterpiece. With Rylo, you can focus on enjoying the moment while we handle the technicalities of creating stunning videos.Experience Rylo in actionAs a Software Engineer specializing in Computational Photography, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the core algorithms that power the Rylo camera and future products. Your work will fundamentally enhance the photography and cinematography experience, focusing on improving image quality and developing groundbreaking computational photography features. You will engage in the complete lifecycle of algorithm development, from design and implementation to quality evaluation and performance optimization, culminating in successful deployment.Your collaboration with software engineers, hardware engineers, and designers will allow you to push the boundaries of consumer camera technology.

Job Category: AI & RoboticsAbout Avala AIAvala AI is a pioneering AI Data Infrastructure company at the forefront of real-world AI and its integration with the labor economy. We excel in delivering high-quality data labeling, comprehensive dataset management, and insightful data visualization, providing 4D labeling solutions tailored for autonomous vehicles, humanoid robots, and drone applications. Our mission is to empower AI-driven sectors—ranging from AV companies to robotics innovators and drone enterprises—by equipping them with the essential data infrastructure to propel the next generation of intelligent systems while offering dignified digital employment opportunities globally.The RoleIn your capacity as a 3D Computer Vision Engineer at Avala AI, you will be responsible for designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions for both offline and online 3D reconstruction and scene understanding, ensuring robustness, accuracy, and performance. You will collaborate on a world-class spatial computing platform deployed extensively in autonomous vehicles, advanced robotic systems, and drone technologies. Your contributions will advance the capabilities of real-world AI while utilizing the latest advancements in deep learning and 3D computer vision techniques.What You’ll DoSpatial Computing & Reconstruction: Innovate through the application of NeRFs, Diffusion Models, Gaussian Splatting, Multiview Stereo, TSDF Fusion, Structure from Motion, and SLAM methodologies.Mission-Critical Perception: Develop robust 3D perception systems and scene understanding frameworks that enhance safety and operational performance across various robotics and AV applications.4D Data Labeling & Visualization: Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to enhance and expand Avala’s 4D labeling platform for automobiles, humanoid robots, and drones.Software Engineering Best Practices: Apply strong coding, testing, and deployment methodologies to ensure rapid, safe, and efficient development of innovative solutions.Boundary-Pushing Innovation: Actively explore new methodologies and technologies that advance the field of 3D vision, neural rendering, and large-scale data processing.

Team and Platform Focus The Compute Infrastructure team at OpenAI designs, builds, and maintains the systems that support AI research at scale. This work brings together accelerators, CPUs, networking, storage, data centers, orchestration software, agent infrastructure, developer tools, and observability. The aim is to create a reliable, unified experience for researchers and product teams across the company. Projects span the full stack: capacity planning, cluster lifecycle management, bare-metal automation, and distributed systems. The team manages Kubernetes scheduling, system optimization, high-performance networking, storage, fleet health, reliability, workload profiling, benchmarking, and improvements to the developer experience. Even small improvements in communication, scheduling, hardware efficiency, or debugging can significantly accelerate research. OpenAI matches engineers to areas within Compute Infrastructure that align with their skills and interests. Role Overview This Software Engineer role centers on building and evolving the compute platform that supports OpenAI’s research and products. Candidates may bring expertise in low-level systems, high-performance computing, distributed infrastructure, reliability, CaaS, agent infrastructure, developer platforms, tooling, or infrastructure user experience. The most important qualities are strong analytical skills, the ability to write resilient code, and a collaborative approach that helps colleagues move faster and with more confidence. What You Will Work On Working close to hardware or at the user interaction layer Developing CaaS and agent infrastructure Managing control and data planes that connect the system Bringing new supercomputing capabilities online Optimizing training workloads through profiler traces and benchmarks Improving NCCL and collective communication Analyzing GPUs, NICs, topology, firmware, thermal dynamics, and failure modes Designing abstractions to unify diverse clusters into a single platform Areas of Expertise No one is expected to cover every area listed. Some engineers focus on system performance, kernel or runtime behavior, large-scale networking protocols, RDMA, NCCL, GPU hardware, benchmarking, scheduling, or hardware reliability. Others improve the platform’s usability through APIs, tools, workflows, and developer experience. The team values strong engineering judgment and a drive to advance the field.