Principal Cloud Platform Architect

Couchbase, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off Program

Wellness Benefits

Financial Planning

Fun Perks

Job summary

A cloud service provider is seeking a Principal Software Engineer based in San Jose, California, to lead the architecture of Capella's Control Plane. The successful candidate will mentor engineers, enhance platform capabilities, and address complex distributed system challenges. Strong expertise in Golang and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) is required. The role offers a competitive salary range of $204,000 to $225,000 USD, along with generous benefits including wellness programs and flexible time off.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building distributed, cloud-native systems in Golang.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing multi-cloud deployments.
• Strong knowledge of high availability and fault tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Define the control plane architecture for reliability and performance.
• Develop and deliver critical platform services in Golang.
• Lead design and delivery of core capabilities like provisioning.

Skills

Expertise in Golang

Cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure)

System design

Kubernetes experience

Mentoring and leadership

AI/ML platform architecture

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

A cloud service provider is seeking a Principal Software Engineer based in San Jose, California, to lead the architecture of Capella's Control Plane. The successful candidate will mentor engineers, enhance platform capabilities, and address complex distributed system challenges. Strong expertise in Golang and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) is required. The role offers a competitive salary range of $204,000 to $225,000 USD, along with generous benefits including wellness programs and flexible time off.