Senior Principal Architect, AI Platform & Kubernetes

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Professional development & training

Conferences and technical events

Open-source collaboration

Job summary

Mirantis is hiring a Senior Principal Engineer for the k0rdent program. You will set technical direction across core k0rdent, AI Infrastructure, and AI Apps, owning end-to-end architectural coherence and representing Mirantis with customers and in upstream communities.

You will mentor Staff and Principal engineers, drive engineering standards, and partner with product leadership to translate customer problems into durable technical options across the department.

Qualifications

• Deep technical breadth across Kubernetes, distributed systems, AI/ML runtimes, and observability.
• Systems architecture for large-scale, multi-tenant platforms with production readiness.
• Technical strategy with long-term planning across multiple pillars.
• Influence without authority across teams and external communities.
• Mentorship of senior ICs and talent development.
• Clear and credible communication to engineers, executives, customers.
• Business judgment aligning technical choices with cost, risk, and impact.
• Decision-making under fast-moving AI infrastructure environments.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product, design, sales engineering.
• Education and experience: CS degree or 10+ years in technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own Cross-Departmental Technical Strategy: define multi-quarter roadmap for k0rdent and ensure coherence across pillars.
• Architect Across Pillars: design high-risk components and contracts across core k0rdent, AI Infrastructure, and AI Apps.
• Set Engineering Standards: establish API design, testing, observability, performance, security, and multi-tenancy patterns.
• Mentor and Grow Engineers: coach Staff and Principal engineers and support leadership hiring.
• Drive Alignment with the Broader Ecosystem: engage with upstream communities and external forums.
• Inform Product and Business Strategy: translate customer problems into technical options for leadership.
• Represent Mirantis Externally: engage with customers, contribute to upstream projects, and speak at venues.
• Business Impact: ensure architectural coherence and leverage across the platform.
• Revenue Enablement: unblock technical risks to accelerate product delivery.
• Quality and Reliability: uphold production-readiness across pillars.
• Risk Mitigation: identify and resolve architectural and security risks early.
• Talent Density: raise the technical ceiling via mentoring and hiring.

Skills

Technical breadth

Systems architecture

Technical strategy

Influence without authority

Mentorship

Communication

Business judgment

Decision making under uncertainty

Cross-functional collaboration

Education & experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

10 years related experience

Job description

Mirantis is hiring a Senior Principal Engineer for the k0rdent program. You will set technical direction across core k0rdent, AI Infrastructure, and AI Apps, owning end-to-end architectural coherence and representing Mirantis with customers and in upstream communities.

You will mentor Staff and Principal engineers, drive engineering standards, and partner with product leadership to translate customer problems into durable technical options across the department.