Principal Platform Engineer

InterSystems; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Short-term and long-term disability, &

Life insurance

401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

InterSystems in Boston is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to act as a hands-on technical leader, shaping direction and driving initiatives that boost platform reliability, developer productivity, and software delivery.

You will guide architecture across internal platforms, oversee CI/CD pipelines and tooling, mentor engineers, and collaborate with teams to simplify automation and scale our cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of professional software/ platform engineering or DevOps experience.
• Experience leading complex initiatives across multiple systems or teams.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, build systems, tooling, IaC, containers, and observability.
• Strong software engineering and automation skills in Python/Go/Java/JavaScript/Bash.
• Experience using AI tools to improve development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across Platform Engineering.
• Design and enhance internal platforms, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and tooling.
• Identify opportunities to automate how software is built, tested, and delivered.
• Ensure platforms are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable.
• Evaluate new technologies and drive adoption where impactful.
• Collaborate with teams, mentor engineers, and guide technical decisions.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

JavaScript

Bash

Automation

Cloud

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Tabnine

Job description

Our Platform Engineering team builds and evolves the internal platforms that power software development across InterSystems. We develop build systems, developer tools, cloud-native infrastructure, automation, and AI-enabled engineering capabilities that help teams deliver software faster, more securely, and more reliably.

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader, solving complex engineering challenges, shaping technical direction, and leading initiatives that improve developer productivity, platform reliability, and software delivery across the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across Platform Engineering.
• Design and enhance internal platforms, developer tools, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software factory capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate how software is built, tested, and delivered.
• Help ensure our platforms are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable.
• Evaluate new technologies and introduce them where they can make a meaningful impact.
• Collaborate with teams across the organization, mentor engineers, and help guide technical decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Eight or more years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives involving multiple systems or teams.
• Experience in areas such as cloud infrastructure, CI/CD platforms, build systems, developer tooling, automation, Infrastructure as Code, containers, and observability.
• Strong software engineering and automation skills using languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, reliability, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Experience using AI tools to improve software development and engineering workflows.
• Ability to identify where AI can meaningfully enhance developer productivity and software delivery while understanding its limitations and risks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building internal developer platforms that support software development and delivery.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, including application security, software supply chain security, and secure development pipelines.
• Experience with AI coding assistants or agentic development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, or similar technologies.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into developer platforms, engineering tools, or automated workflows.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category. InterSystems is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance.

Other compensation may include a discretionary annual variable target incentive.

The company also provides generous employee benefits including:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement

The estimated base compensation range for this role is:

$110,000—$164,000 USD

About InterSystems

InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit InterSystems.com.

AI Disclaimer

InterSystems may use AI tools for its internal operations including administrative tasks during recruitment (e.g., organizing candidate information). InterSystems’ approach to AI is guided by the InterSystems Responsible AI Guidelines. AI is not used to make or influence hiring decisions. All decisions are made by InterSystems employees.

Candidates may use AI for CV or interview preparation, provided materials are truthful and reflect their own experience. AI tools and third-party transcription services must not be used during interviews or assessments.

Please note that the use of wearable technology, including any AI-related tools or other technology-connected devices (such as META or Google smart glasses and/or wearables, and/or any similar devices), is strictly prohibited during the interview and screening process with InterSystems. Any applicant who requires a wearable device or any type of technology support during the interview process as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA or applicable state or country laws and regulations must contact the InterSystems Human Resources Department prior to attending or participating in any interview or screening process.