Senior Principal Engineer: Enterprise Scale & AI

Klaviyo Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 372,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Collaborative work environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

A leading tech company based in Boston seeks a Principal Engineer in Enterprise Scalability to lead performance and reliability initiatives. You will report to a VP of Engineering and drive architectural changes to enhance the platform's scalability. This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise in performance engineering and an understanding of AI applications. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of experience in scaling multi-tenant SaaS and excels in cross-organizational collaboration. Competitive compensation includes a salary range of $248,000 — $372,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in scaling multi-tenant SaaS with proven impact.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to both execs and engineers.
• Proficiency in using AI for profiling and anomaly detection.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance and reliability initiatives across the platform.
• Define enterprise scalability fitness functions and align teams.
• Integrate AI into scale and resiliency tasks.

Skills

Performance engineering

Capacity planning

Sharding/partitioning

AI tools & automation

Cross-org influence

AI fluency

Job description

A leading tech company based in Boston seeks a Principal Engineer in Enterprise Scalability to lead performance and reliability initiatives. You will report to a VP of Engineering and drive architectural changes to enhance the platform's scalability. This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise in performance engineering and an understanding of AI applications. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of experience in scaling multi-tenant SaaS and excels in cross-organizational collaboration. Competitive compensation includes a salary range of $248,000 — $372,000 USD.