Principal Engineer, Compute Platform

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.

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.

MidiHealth is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team. This hybrid role is based in the SF Bay Area and centers on building and enhancing the software that drives MidiHealth’s healthcare technology platform. The work contributes directly to improving patient outcomes through technology. Key responsibilities Design and develop software solutions for the core platform Collaborate with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated features Support the reliability and scalability of the platform Location This position requires regular on-site work in the SF Bay Area as part of a hybrid schedule.

Join our innovative team at Unify as a Senior Software Engineer, Platform, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing our platform capabilities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement high-quality software solutions that meet our clients' needs.

About StraiaAt Straia, we are pioneering the AI-native intelligence layer for colleges and universities.Colleges currently operate on a myriad of isolated systems, causing staff to expend countless hours reconciling data, generating reports, and seeking insights. Straia revolutionizes this process by integrating institutional data and employing AI agents to provide answers, generate insightful visualizations, and automate repetitive tasks, fundamentally reshaping college operations.As we progress, Straia aims to become the foundational intelligence layer for institutional operations, facilitating every function—from student advising to admissions and budgeting—through collaborative AI agents that comprehend each institution's distinct data environment.With recent funding from a16z, Reach Capital, and JFF Ventures, we are on the lookout for a Senior Platform Engineer to assist in constructing the technical backbone for how institutions engage with their data.The RoleIn this role, you will collaborate closely with our CTO and the engineering team to design and expand the infrastructure that drives AI-powered analytics for higher education.This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the platform layer for a product that efficiently handles institutional data at scale, runs privately hosted advanced models, and provides rapid query responses for non-technical users who are making critical decisions about student outcomes.You will also contribute significantly to developing internal tools and automations that enable our lean team to function with the efficiency of a much larger organization. We believe that platform engineering transcends mere system maintenance—it's about creating the leverage necessary for every engineer to deliver faster, troubleshoot more effectively, and concentrate on meaningful challenges.We seek someone who naturally elevates standards—an engineer whose intuition and speed enhance the productivity of those around them, who takes real ownership of the decisions impacting the platform’s evolution. If you flourish in high-expectation environments with a rapid pace, you will thrive here What You Will DoLead the Data Movement Layer — Engineer and optimize the pipelines that ingest, transform, and serve countless terabytes of compressed institutional data. You will harmonize DuckDB, Postgres, and GCS to ensure that complex analytical queries are executed instantaneously for the end-users.

Monaco is revolutionizing the startup ecosystem with its innovative revenue engine, designed to replace outdated CRM systems and fragmented sales solutions with an AI-driven platform.We are seeking a talented Senior Platform Engineer to join our team, focusing on the development of Monaco's cutting-edge data and machine learning platform. Your expertise will help establish the pipelines, contextual systems, and infrastructure that underlie our AI-enhanced products. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our models, agents, and workflows deliver real value in production.This is a highly impactful position that sits at the crossroads of data engineering, distributed systems, and applied AI.

At Ripple, we are pioneering a future where value is transferred with the same ease and speed as information. Our bold vision is already a reality, as we deliver innovative crypto solutions to financial institutions, businesses, governments, and developers. We are committed to enhancing the global financial system, fostering economic equality, and expanding opportunities for individuals worldwide. Join us to unleash your potential and make a real-world impact in your career.If you're passionate about creating meaningful change and eager to explore remarkable career growth, we invite you to join our team and help us build real value.THE ROLE:As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing Ripple's production infrastructure and optimizing our release pipelines. This position merges the expertise of systems and software engineering to support the design and lifecycle of our hosted products. You will collaborate closely with product engineers to offer mentorship, automation, and the development of innovative platform features!KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Oversee the deployment and maintenance of Ripple's multi-region, multi-provider service platforms with a focus on security and resilience.Create automation, monitoring, and instrumentation tools to streamline operations and boost engineering productivity.Develop solutions for complex technical challenges, including PKI, secret management, geographic failover, data replication, availability, and platform resilience.Automate new and existing platform and application lifecycle services, leveraging data to minimize human intervention.Work alongside product engineering teams to ensure code is ready for production.Lead the adoption of DevOps and GitOps principles throughout the organization.

Aura is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer, Platform to join our innovative team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable software solutions that enhance our platform capabilities. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software that meets the needs of our users.

Join SoFi as a Senior Web Platform Engineer and be at the forefront of building innovative web solutions that empower our users. You will work on enhancing and maintaining our web platform, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new features and optimize existing ones, using the latest technologies and best practices in web development.

Role Overview Ambience Healthcare is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Platform, based in San Francisco. This position focuses on building and improving the core platform that supports our products. The work shapes both patient care and the company’s operational standards. What You Will Do Design, build, and refine platform features to support company goals Work closely with teams across engineering, product, and other functions Contribute to architectural planning and technical decision-making Deliver reliable, maintainable software that meets high quality standards Impact The software developed in this role supports clinicians and staff, helping to improve patient outcomes and streamline healthcare operations.

Okta, Inc. is seeking a Senior Client Platform Engineer to join its San Francisco office. This position centers on managing and securing the company’s Apple device fleet, while also contributing to endpoint management across Windows and Linux platforms. Team and Impact The Technology, Data, and Insights (TDI) team at Okta drives company-wide scalability. Engineers here focus on automation, rigorous testing, and performance improvements that shape the daily experience for every Okta employee. The Senior Client Platform Engineer plays a key role in maintaining a seamless and secure environment throughout the organization. What You Will Do Apple Fleet Management: Oversee global macOS and iOS device management using Jamf Pro. This includes device enrollment, configuration profiles, and application deployment. Automation and Tools: Apply expertise with Jamf Pro and open-source tools such as Munki and Santa. Use unified solutions like FleetDM to bridge multiple platforms. Cross-Platform Support: Support and help secure Windows environments (with Intune) and Linux systems as part of Okta’s endpoint management approach. Customer Zero: Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to test new identity and device management features, provide actionable feedback, and influence tools used by millions. Role Details This position reports to the Senior Manager of Client Platform Engineering. The role is well suited to an engineer looking to deepen expertise in the Apple ecosystem while expanding influence across other operating systems.

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 QSICAt QSIC, we are revolutionizing the in-store audio experience by integrating Audio, Intelligence (AI), and Creativity to enhance the value of audio for retailers and brands. Our journey began over a decade ago in Australia, fueled by a passion for music and a vision to create unseen value. We have developed a cutting-edge intelligent in-store audio platform that transforms the shopping atmosphere into an engaging and emotional experience. Our technology operates in thousands of stores across three continents, reaching over 100 million shoppers monthly.The QSIC Ad Platform streamlines ad production, allowing brands to create targeted messages effortlessly using AI. Our Planning solution ensures optimal market placement, enhancing ad impact with complete transparency through recorded and verified ad plays.Additionally, QSIC’s In-Store Audio solutions provide intelligent, scalable playlists tailored to brand identities, with automated volume control for every moment.Our Intelligence solution offers enhanced targeting and predictive messaging through data-driven insights and analytics.Driven by a commitment to create unseen value, we harness audio, intelligence, and dedication to transform spaces and deliver measurable results. Our diverse team operates from Australia, the United States, and Mexico, and we are excited to continue our growth following our Series B funding in January 2025.About the role

About the RoleAt Descript, we are revolutionizing the way audio and video content is created and edited, ensuring that the process is swift, user-friendly, and accessible to everyone. Our innovative media editor leverages real-time collaboration, exceptional user experience, and advanced AI technology. This is the future of media!The Builder Experience (BIX) team is a pivotal part of Descript's platform, laying the groundwork for every product engineer. We manage the design system, essential UI frameworks, client performance, state management patterns, continuous integration, as well as the libraries and tools that maintain our codebase's health and enhance engineer productivity. If it involves the client shell, rendering pipeline, or cross-cutting frontend infrastructure, it's within our domain.We are seeking a passionate engineer, proficient in modern React, who thrives in frontend platform development and is motivated by the goal of enhancing the efficiency of our entire engineering organization. You will engage in hands-on systems work—such as performance tuning, dependency management, and the evolution of our design system—while also adopting a coaching and enablement approach to assist product teams in implementing improvements and elevating their skills.

Okta is an independent identity provider focused on building secure, trusted infrastructure for both AI and human users. The Technology, Data, and Intelligence (TDI) team supports Okta’s global workforce by providing the technology and systems employees need to succeed. Role overview The Senior Director of Data Platform and Engineering leads a global group of data and analytics engineers. This leader maximizes the value of Okta’s data assets and reports to the VP of Data and Insights. The position requires a balance of deep technical expertise and the ability to engage in strategic business discussions. As a player-coach, the Senior Director builds and mentors the team, guides key initiatives, and maintains a strong data foundation. This role is central to Okta’s AI strategy. As AI becomes more integrated into Okta’s products and operations, the quality and governance of data are increasingly important. The Senior Director ensures that clean, trusted, and well-managed data supports all AI projects, shaping the platform for Okta’s ongoing growth. What you will do Lead and develop a high-performing team: Mentor, grow, and support a diverse group of data and analytics engineers. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning. Advance AI enablement: Work closely with AI Engineering teams to ensure data infrastructure and practices are ready for AI development and deployment. Define data governance standards, build quality training datasets, and develop scalable data pipelines for AI and machine learning models. Location Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC

About CrunchyrollFounded by passionate fans, Crunchyroll is at the forefront of delivering the vibrant art and culture of anime to an enthusiastic global community. We cater to over 100 million anime and manga aficionados across 200+ countries and territories, enabling them to engage with the beloved stories and characters they adore. Our offerings span across various mediums including streaming video, theatrical releases, games, merchandise, events, and more—all powered by the rich anime content that unites us.Join our dedicated team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of anime entertainment!About the TeamThe Platform Development organization is the backbone of Crunchyroll's core access and security platform. This sophisticated framework encompasses authentication, authorization, notifications, and AI runtimes, empowering other teams to construct fan-centric features atop a solid, compliant, and versatile foundation.Our mission is to ensure reliable and secure access for fans across a multitude of devices and partners, seamlessly integrating access services with data and compliance orchestration. We strive to evolve notifications and AI inference into reusable platform capabilities that hasten the launch of products and partnerships. Our collaborative efforts span across product, data, security, client engineering, video, and service monetization teams to deliver exceptional experiences to millions of anime enthusiasts worldwide.About the RoleAs the Senior Manager of Platform Engineering, reporting to the VP of Platform Engineering, you will lead a dynamic team of software engineers responsible for building and operating the essential services that govern fan access at Crunchyroll. This includes overseeing login, identity management, authorization, partner authentication, compliance-centered account flows, notifications, and AI runtimes.Your leadership will be instrumental in defining the team's strategy and execution, driving the transformation of legacy authentication and Identity and Access Management (IAM) into safer, more efficient platform services. You will work on stabilizing and evolving our notification systems toward a unified orchestration layer and collaborate closely with our data team to establish the groundwork for a shared AI inference platform. Drawing on your engineering and leadership expertise, you will elevate our standards for architecture, reliability, security, and delivery while nurturing a high-performing, inclusive team that embodies Crunchyroll's values.We welcome applications from candidates within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Who We ArePostman is the premier API platform utilized by over 45 million developers and 500,000 organizations globally, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Our mission is to empower developers and professionals worldwide to create an API-first environment by simplifying every stage of the API lifecycle and enhancing collaboration, thereby enabling users to build superior APIs more swiftly.Headquartered in San Francisco, we also maintain offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore—our city of origin. As a privately held company, we have secured investments from leading firms such as Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Discover more at postman.com or engage with us on X at @getpostman.P.S: We highly recommend exploring The "API-First World" graphic novel to gain insight into our broader vision at Postman.About the TeamThe Client Platform organization is dedicated to paving the way for building, testing, and deploying Postman’s web and desktop applications. We are responsible for frameworks, design systems, SDKs, build tools, and shared infrastructure that product engineers rely on daily. The UI Platform group is focused on developing reliable, accessible, and high-performance UI foundations that are used across Postman.The OpportunityAs a Senior Software Engineer on the Client Platform team, you will play a key role in shaping the front-end infrastructure that Postman depends on. This encompasses the design system and reusable components that enhance both web and desktop experiences. Your contributions will significantly impact how hundreds of engineers build, fostering consistency, performance, and an improved developer experience.This position involves hands-on work. You will create components, establish UI architecture, and collaborate with engineers and designers to transform concepts into scalable UI systems. In this role, you will advance the UX layer, enabling teams to deliver high-quality features without the need to reinvent core patterns.What You’ll DoEnhance front-end architecture, including component libraries, layout patterns, theming, and global UI behaviors.Develop specialized UI components as needed (e.g., editors, grids, structured data components) with a focus on performance and usability.Ensure components meet accessibility standards, keyboard interaction patterns, and internationalization/localization requirements.Assist product teams in embracing UI Platform components and patterns, offering guidance and identifying opportunities to simplify or expand the platform.

About SentryAt Sentry, we believe that poor software should no longer be the norm. Our mission is to empower developers to create high-quality software more efficiently, allowing them to reconnect with the joy of technology.With over $217 million in funding and a trusted community of more than 100,000 organizations—including industry leaders like Disney, Microsoft, and Atlassian—we are pioneering performance and error monitoring tools that enable teams to devote less time to bug fixing and more time to product development.Embracing a hybrid work culture, we prioritize collaboration by designating Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays as in-office days. If you are passionate about building impactful tools that enhance the digital experience, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of software monitoring.About the RoleAs we scale for the future, a robust platform is critical to our success. The Platform organization at Sentry oversees the essential components that drive our services—from cloud infrastructure and streaming systems to storage, deployment, and security. We are responsible for the foundational services that empower every product and engineering team at Sentry to innovate swiftly and with assurance.We are on the lookout for a dedicated and forward-thinking Senior Staff Software Engineer to spearhead this evolution. In this pivotal role, you will report directly to the VP of Engineering and collaborate with various teams across the organization to influence the trajectory of Sentry’s platform.Your ResponsibilitiesDesign and architect the future of Sentry by converting business objectives and product strategies into clear, scalable technical blueprints.Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to align technical roadmaps with the company’s strategic goals.Lead cross-functional initiatives within the Platform organization—taking ownership from inception to delivery and driving impactful results.Foster engineering excellence by mentoring platform engineers, disseminating best practices, and establishing high standards for system design, scalability, and operational quality.Evaluate significant architectural proposals to ensure consistency, maintainability, and long-term technical health across the organization.What Makes This Role ExcitingYou enjoy designing and creating platforms that empower teams to operate more swiftly and securely.You thrive on tackling complex, multi-layered challenges across product, infrastructure, and organizational structures.You have a passion for engineering that fosters collaboration and innovation.

At Discord, we connect over 200 million users monthly for diverse experiences, with gaming being the predominant activity. Our platform supports more than 90% of our users in enjoying games, collectively logging 1.5 billion hours each month across various titles. As we shape the future of gaming, our mission is to enhance interactions before, during, and after gaming sessions.The Platform Infrastructure teams are pivotal in constructing and upholding the essential systems that energize Discord's core functionalities. We manage systems that process hundreds of thousands of requests per second and handle tens of billions of transactions daily, enabling seamless connections for millions of users. By developing foundational platform components, we empower internal developers to deploy new features swiftly and securely, ensuring Discord remains reliable, efficient, and scalable.As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you will play a crucial role in continuously refining our codebase, processes, and infrastructure, directly impacting user interactions on Discord!