Principal Platform Engineer — AI‑Driven SaaS (Hybrid)

FloQast; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Family Forming benefits

Life & Disability Insurance

Unlimited Vacation

Job summary

A leading Financial Technology firm is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead architectural innovation within its growing AI platform. This role includes designing and delivering scalable systems, defining architecture, and mentoring fellow engineers. Ideal candidates will have over 15 years of experience in software development with strong leadership skills. Benefits include competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and a flexible vacation policy, highlighting FloQast's commitment to work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years building and shipping complex software systems.
• Proven track record driving large-scale technical initiatives.
• History of mentoring and elevating engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver core platform capabilities.
• Define system architecture and functional specifications.
• Lead complex design discussions and establish best practices.
• Work closely with Product and Design teams.

Skills

Architectural decision making

Building scalable systems

Leading design discussions

Mentoring senior engineers

API design

Product intuition

Tools

Go

Node.js

MongoDB

AWS

Job description

A leading Financial Technology firm is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead architectural innovation within its growing AI platform. This role includes designing and delivering scalable systems, defining architecture, and mentoring fellow engineers. Ideal candidates will have over 15 years of experience in software development with strong leadership skills. Benefits include competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and a flexible vacation policy, highlighting FloQast's commitment to work-life balance.