AI-Native Backend Platform Architect

MaintainX; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

MaintainX is seeking a Principal Software Developer, Backend Platform to define the technical direction for our AI-native backend platform. You will shape governance, drive cross-team architecture decisions, and advance platform-wide standards across engineering, product, and analytics.

You will lead multi-squad initiatives, mentor senior engineers, and participate in on-call rotation to ensure reliable operations. Hybrid work model and fast-paced growth at Autodesk-backed MaintainX await.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping AI-native workflows in a platform or large org.
• Proven track record making long-term architectural decisions across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical direction, governance and architecture of the backend platform.
• Shape AI-native workflows into the platform itself, changing how the org builds services with developers and agents.
• Proactively identify and drive resolution of cross-cutting technical challenges before blockers across multiple engineering teams.
• Define and evolve platform-wide standards, patterns, and abstractions adopted across teams.
• Influence roadmap priorities by framing trade-offs and aligning engineering, product, and analytics.
• Drive adoption of changes across teams, not just delivery.
• Mentor and elevate senior engineers through complex problems and architectural decisions.
• Navigate ambiguity and lead complex, multi-squad initiatives with minimal direction.
• Participate in the on-call rotation.

Skills

AI-native mindset

Distributed systems

AWS (cloud)

Terraform

Atmos

CI/CD

GraphQL

Event-driven

APIs

DevEx

Node.js

TypeScript

Cross-team impact

Problem framing

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive communication

English proficiency

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Atmos

CI/CD

GraphQL

Node.js

TypeScript

Job description

MaintainX is seeking a Principal Software Developer, Backend Platform to define the technical direction for our AI-native backend platform. You will shape governance, drive cross-team architecture decisions, and advance platform-wide standards across engineering, product, and analytics.

You will lead multi-squad initiatives, mentor senior engineers, and participate in on-call rotation to ensure reliable operations. Hybrid work model and fast-paced growth at Autodesk-backed MaintainX await.