# Senior Principal Engineer (US) at Bentley Systems

- Company: Bentley Systems
- What the company does: Providing architects, engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive architecture and engineering solutions for advancing infrastructure.
- Company website: https://www.bentley.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-15
- Apply: https://bentleysystems.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/bentley/job/Philadelphia-Pennsylvania-United-States/Senior-Principal-Engineer--US-_RC81-1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/bentley-systems-senior-principal-engineer-us/

## About the role

This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone with a builder mindset to roll up their sleeves, take ownership of complex delivery problems, and drive them to completion. You will set the architectural direction for the platform, write production code, review pull requests, and act as the senior technical authority the engineering team relies on for difficult decisions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Define and execute the architecture of the developer platform, including the API gateway, authentication, metering, billing integration, and settlement, ensuring it is sound, extensible, and cloud-native from the outset
- Own the end-to-end platform architecture from the developer experience through to the registry, including all aspects of commercialization, adoption, support, monitoring, and analytics
- Work with the Product team to set API standards that will allow for monitoring, authentication, metering, and registration
- Write production code and review pull requests, remain the senior hands-on technical contributor on the team and unblock engineers on the critical path
- Serve as the primary technical interface between the Developer Platform, Product & Technology and product engineering teams, building credibility as the go-to person for platform questions
- Jointly develop and publish API Design Standards v1, working collaboratively with product teams so that standards reflect the technical reality of what those teams are building and are adopted in practice


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