Senior Principal Architect, AI Platform & Kubernetes

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Mirantis seeks a Sr. Principal Engineer to define the technical direction across core k0rdent systems, AI Infrastructure, and AI Applications.

You will be the top IC, partnering with engineering leadership to translate product strategy into durable architectural execution and to represent the engineering voice with customers and external communities. You will lead high-impact architecture, drive standards, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with Kubernetes, CNCF, and open-source

Qualifications

• Expertise across Kubernetes internals, distributed systems, AI workload runtimes, and modern observability.
• Ability to design large-scale, multi-tenant platforms with clear architectural storytelling.
• Strategic thinking to plan 2–3 year technical bets aligned with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Own cross-department technical strategy and multi-quarter roadmaps.
• Architect across pillars: core platform, AI infrastructure, and AI apps; define interfaces and contracts.
• Set engineering standards for API design, testing, observability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Mentor Staff and Principal engineers; influence hiring and career development.

Skills

Kubernetes internals

Distributed systems

AI runtime layers

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Mirantis seeks a Sr. Principal Engineer to define the technical direction across core k0rdent systems, AI Infrastructure, and AI Applications.

You will be the top IC, partnering with engineering leadership to translate product strategy into durable architectural execution and to represent the engineering voice with customers and external communities. You will lead high-impact architecture, drive standards, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with Kubernetes, CNCF, and open-source