Principal Architect, Scalable Distributed Systems

Doist; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly scaling technology company and seeks a Principal Member of Technical Staff to provide technical leadership across the organization. The role focuses on architecture for complex systems, driving scalable solutions, and mentoring senior engineers while aligning product and engineering directions.

You will influence strategy, lead cross-team initiatives, and shape the long‑term platform capabilities required for high‑growth scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Exceptional system design and architecture skills.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems or infrastructure.
• Track record of solving complex technical problems at scale.
• Strong technical leadership and communication.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture for complex, high-impact systems.
• Lead company‑critical engineering initiatives.
• Solve novel scalability, reliability, and performance problems.
• Establish technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
• Influence technology strategy and long‑term architecture.
• Mentor senior and staff‑level engineers.
• Drive technical alignment across Product and Engineering.
• Turn emerging technical challenges into durable platform capabilities.

Skills

System design

Distributed systems

Leadership

Architecture

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a rapidly scaling technology company and seeks a Principal Member of Technical Staff to provide technical leadership across the organization. The role focuses on architecture for complex systems, driving scalable solutions, and mentoring senior engineers while aligning product and engineering directions.

You will influence strategy, lead cross-team initiatives, and shape the long‑term platform capabilities required for high‑growth scale.