Pantheon.io is the platform built for WordPress, Drupal, and Next.js. We deliver your business needs to build, host, and manage with digital speed and agility. Backed by SoftBank VF.
About the role
We are looking for a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and help define engineering strategy and best practices across Pantheon.
What they're looking for
- 14+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent depth demonstrated through sustained technical impact
- A track record of acting as a Principal Engineer, Chief Architect or equivalent technical leader across multiple teams and products
- Experience defining technical strategy for a complex product, platform, or distributed system from early architecture through production operation
- Strong systems thinking and the ability to reason across frontend, backend, APIs, data, infrastructure, security, and operations
- Experience with distributed, event-driven, real-time, collaborative, or stateful systems
- Demonstrated judgment in build-versus-buy decisions, platform boundaries, technical investment, and managing technical debt
More about this role
Pantheon brings together exceptional builders who take ownership, drive meaningful impact, and shape what's next for the web. We power more than 300,000 websites globally for organizations including Google, Princeton, Salesloft, Clorox, and the United Nations. Every day, thousands of developers and marketers use our WebOps platform to build, iterate, and scale WordPress, Drupal, and Next.js sites that reach billions of people worldwide. As an employer, we operate with the same philosophy that drives our product: foundation and freedom. Pantheon is a vibrant, remote-forward team of experts who care deeply about their craft and results. Here, you take ownership of work that matters, contribute alongside exceptional people, and see the impact you create.
We are looking for a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and help define engineering strategy and best practices across Pantheon.
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