Principal Platform Engineer

InterSystems
Boston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 110,000 - 164,000 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Architectural direction","Automation mindset","Collaboration","Mentorship"]

Serve as a hands-on technical leader for InterSystems’ Platform Engineering team, guiding architecture and technical direction for internal platforms that power software delivery. Build and improve developer tools, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software factory capabilities. Simplify and automate how teams build, test, and ship, ensuring platforms are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable while evaluating and adopting impactful new technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities.

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Principal Platform Engineer

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Job Summary

Serve as a hands-on technical leader for InterSystems’ Platform Engineering team, guiding architecture and technical direction for internal platforms that power software delivery. Build and improve developer tools, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software factory capabilities. Simplify and automate how teams build, test, and ship, ensuring platforms are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable while evaluating and adopting impactful new technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities.
Location: Boston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across Platform Engineering.
  • •Design and enhance internal platforms including developer tools, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software factory capabilities.
  • •Identify opportunities to simplify and automate how software is built, tested, and delivered.
  • •Ensure platforms are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable.
  • •Evaluate new technologies and collaborate across the organization to guide technical decisions while mentoring engineers.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 164,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDentalLife Insurance401kPaid LeaveParental LeaveLong-term Disability

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • •8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related discipline.
  • •Experience leading complex technical initiatives involving multiple systems or teams.
  • •Experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD platforms, build systems, developer tooling, automation, Infrastructure as Code, containers, and observability.
  • •Strong software engineering and automation skills using languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, Bash, or similar technologies.
Experience:8+ yearsPlatform engineeringInfrastructure engineeringDevOpsCloud infrastructureCI/CDDeveloper toolingAutomationInfrastructure as CodeContainersObservabilityAI-enabled engineering
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Skills:Technical leadershipArchitectural directionAutomation mindsetCollaborationMentorship
Tech Stack:PythonGoJavaJavaScriptBashCI/CD pipelinesRelease automationInfrastructure as CodeContainersObservabilityCloud infrastructureGitHub CopilotClaude CodeTabnine

Company Brief

InterSystems
Develops database management, interoperability, and analytics platforms—particularly for healthcare and financial services. Known for products like Caché, Ensemble, HealthShare and the InterSystems IRIS data platform enabling integrated data management and real-time applications.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Cambridge, United States
Founded: 1978
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