Principal Cloud & AI Architect — Hybrid Seattle

Prime Team Partners; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Hybrid work environment

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Prime Team Partners in the Greater Seattle Area is partnering with a seasoned software company to hire a Principal Engineer. This hands-on technical leader will shape architecture across platforms, cloud services, and AI initiatives while operating in a hybrid onsite model.

You will mentor engineers, shape technology strategy, and collaborate with executives and customers. Expect emphasis on cloud-native design, APIs, distributed systems, and modern tooling like Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is required.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience designing and building large-scale cloud-native applications and services.
• Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical architecture across multiple products and platforms.
• Partner with executives on technology strategy and long-term roadmap planning.
• Lead modernization efforts for existing platforms and help define new offerings.
• Design and evolve scalable cloud-native systems, services, and APIs.
• Establish engineering best practices around reliability and maintainability.

Skills

Hands-on architecture

Engineering leadership

Customer engagement

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Cloud-native design

Docker

Kubernetes

Backend languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS / Azure / GCP

Job description

Prime Team Partners in the Greater Seattle Area is partnering with a seasoned software company to hire a Principal Engineer. This hands-on technical leader will shape architecture across platforms, cloud services, and AI initiatives while operating in a hybrid onsite model.

You will mentor engineers, shape technology strategy, and collaborate with executives and customers. Expect emphasis on cloud-native design, APIs, distributed systems, and modern tooling like Docker and Kubernetes.