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Principal Engineer – Platform Engineering

Platform EngineerPlatform EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 10,001+Since 1984H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California + 3 moreAll locations: California | New York | Massachusetts | Washington

Posted

6 hours ago

Salary

$231.4K - $331.8K / year

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Principal Engineer – Platform Engineering

Cisco

• Architect and drive the evolution of Kubernetes platform strategy across cloud and on-premises environments supporting mission-critical workloads at scale. • Lead the design and implementation of platform capabilities that improve reliability, security, scalability, and developer productivity for hundreds of engineering teams. • Partner with engineering, security, and product leaders to define multi-year platform roadmaps and drive execution of company-critical initiatives. • Provide technical leadership during major incidents, architecture reviews, platform transformations, and strategic infrastructure investments. • Mentor senior engineers and help raise the engineering bar through technical leadership, design reviews, operational excellence, and architectural guidance.

Job Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems in production environments
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes platforms in production, including multi-cluster environments
  • Experience architecting and operating cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, or hybrid cloud environments
  • Experience designing, operating, and troubleshooting networking architectures for large-scale Kubernetes platforms
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps technologies, including Terraform and ArgoCD or equivalent platforms
  • Strong software engineering experience with Go, Python, or similar programming languages used for automation and platform development.

Benefits

  • medical, dental and vision insurance
  • a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
  • paid parental leave
  • short and long-term disability coverage
  • basic life insurance
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
  • paid year-end holiday shutdown
  • 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
  • 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
  • flexible vacation time off program
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date

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