Principal Platform Architect, Archer

• 15+ years building distributed systems, backend platforms, or internal developer platforms
• Strong hands-on backend engineering experience (Go preferred)
• Deep expertise in relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL (schema design, indexing, performance tuning, migrations)
• Experience designing canonical data models across heterogeneous systems
• Experience defining durable API contracts and operating them over time (versioning, compatibility, reliability)
• Experience implementing secure authorization patterns (RBAC and fine-grained access controls)
• Experience designing event-driven systems and reliability patterns (idempotency, retries, consistency)
• Cloud-native experience (AWS/GCP preferred) and comfort working across infrastructure/application boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to ship production systems used by other teams
• Experience integrating enterprise identity providers (OIDC/SAML; Okta is a plus)
• Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications

Desirable

• We are seeking a deeply technical, hands-on Principal Platform Architect and Tech Lead to serve as the technical authority for the Enterprise OS team
• This high-leverage role is centered on building a foundational platform layer that sits above core enterprise systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Workday, Google Workspace, Okta)
• You will help establish foundational platform capabilities that streamline the development of secure, reliable applications atop unified enterprise data
• This is a deeply technical, high-leverage role. You will not only design and build core services but also lead the engineering team in execution, set rigorous platform standards, and own the technical roadmap
• Technical Leadership: Act as the Tech Lead for the platform team. Drive technical decisions, manage architectural trade-offs, and ensure the team adheres to high engineering standards through rigorous design and code reviews
• Platform Design Ownership: Define the canonical entity model, design the connector interface for typed Go services across source systems, and own the Platform SDK used by application teams
• Core Service Development: Lead the development of services enabling policy-controlled access, traceability, and automation, including AI-assisted workflows with robust guardrails
• Execution & Validation: Translate the platform vision into actionable engineering milestones. Your designs will be rapidly validated through production applications
• Define canonical entity models that normalize data across multiple enterprise systems (e.g., finance, supply chain, HR)
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams through the full SDLC of complex platform products
• Design and implement core backend services (Go preferred, Java experience also valued)
• Define strongly typed API contracts and versioning standards using protobuf, with the Platform SDK as the single interface applications build against
• Design a portable data architecture using PostgreSQL, including schema evolution and performance strategy
• Establish scalable connector/integration patterns for ingesting, enriching, and serving enterprise entities
• Build a policy-based authorization approach (RBAC with attribute-aware controls) with entity-level access control and data masking where needed
• Define event propagation patterns (e.g., outbox pattern) and a clear path to CDC/event streaming as the platform matures
• Establish auditability, traceability, and observability standards for platform services
• Enable AI-assisted workflows safely (e.g., classification/summarization/suggested actions) with strict access boundaries and full audit logs
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with application teams to validate the platform through real production use cases