# Lead Architect / Principal Engineer at Litmus

- Company: Litmus
- What the company does: Litmus is the modern industrial data platform that connects machines, structures operational data, and enables analytics and AI across manufacturing operations. Backed by Insight and Alchemist.
- Company website: https://litmus.io/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Santa Clara, California
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/litmus/15bd537f-1b14-4a2e-b735-d5f38c01181a?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/litmus-lead-architect-principal-engineer/

## About the role

• Own the overall technical architecture of the platform — set the long-term vision and make the hard calls that balance speed, scale, and maintainability. • Drive architectural decisions across multiple teams and systems, ensuring consistency, reliability, and developer velocity. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 15+ years of software engineering experience, with a clear track record of org-wide architectural impact
- Expert-level Go and deep knowledge of distributed systems design, microservices, and large-scale service architectures
- Mastery of Docker and Kubernetes — you've designed production-grade, large-scale deployments and know where things break
- Deep Linux/Unix expertise — you understand the systems your architecture runs on, from the OS level up
- Proven ability to make irreversible architectural decisions thoughtfully, with an eye on long-term consequences
- Strong communicator — you can make complex technical tradeoffs clear to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders

Tags: Engineering

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