Senior Platform Architect - Arena PLM (Hybrid)

Professional Transportation Consulting, Inc.; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

Equity programs

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with match

Commuter subsidy

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

PTC’s Arena team seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to shape the future of the Arena SaaS platform. You will lead cross‑team initiatives, define architecture, and drive modernization that improves scalability, reliability, security, and developer productivity.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product leadership, and evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, to deliver impactful results for global customers.

Qualifications

• Experience leading architecture across multiple teams.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise SaaS.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.
• Ability to influence organizational direction through technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and influence architecture across key areas of the Arena SaaS platform.
• Lead large-scale, complex initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams.
• Solve challenging problems involving distributed systems, scale, reliability, security, and platform evolution.
• Drive modernization efforts and improve engineering productivity through better platform capabilities and development practices.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Product leadership to turn business goals into scalable technical solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled engineering and product capabilities, where they create meaningful value.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Architecture leadership

SaaS platforms

APIs

Security

Reliability

Communication & mentoring

Technical strategy

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring Security

Kubernetes

Public cloud environments

GitHub Actions

AI-assisted development tools

Scala

Python

PLM/QMS experience

Job description

PTC’s Arena team seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to shape the future of the Arena SaaS platform. You will lead cross‑team initiatives, define architecture, and drive modernization that improves scalability, reliability, security, and developer productivity.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product leadership, and evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, to deliver impactful results for global customers.