Principal Software Developer, MaintainX
Backend Platform
$175-225k
+ Equity and bonus
More information about location
Mobile-first workflow management platform
Be an early applicant
Mobile-first workflow management platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-225k
+ Equity and bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the day to day more efficient by digitizing the paper-based procedures, work orders, inspection logs, and audit checklists used daily in thousands of businesses worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- A strong AI-native mindset — you've brought AI-assisted workflows into a platform or org, not just your own workflow
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, demonstrated with experience making architectural decisions with long-term, cross-org, multi-year consequences
- Deep exposure across several of the platform's key domains: cloud (AWS), IaC infrastructure (Terraform/Atmos), CI/CD, GraphQL federation, Event driven systems, APIs, and developer experience
- Expert in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar languages, with a track record of setting standards others adopt
- Track record of cross-team impact: changing how multiple teams build, decide, or deliver
- Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous technical problems and drive them to resolution with minimal guidance
- Experience navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders and using data to demonstrate impact
- Strong technical judgment balanced with pragmatism: knows when to advocate for the right solution and when to move forward
- Expert-level English, spoken and written — you'll lead platform engineering managers across multiple teams and present technical priorities to executive stakeholders
What the job involves
- You'd be joining our backend team within the Platform Engineering division
- We're building an AI-native platform for our internal developers, over 150 of them, guided by a single question: does this shorten the time from idea to value, for the teams building on our platform and for the customers they ultimately serve?
- The smooth path is the safe, fast path, because the platform makes it the default. We build the route that maximizes AI acceleration
- You'll set the technical direction for how backend services get built, shipped, and operated across the engineering org — not just for one team
- Shape the technical direction, governance and architecture of the backend platform
- Shape AI-native workflows into the platform itself, changing how the org builds services with developers and agents
- Proactively identify and drive resolution of cross-cutting technical challenges before they become delivery blockers, working across multiple engineering teams
- Define and evolve platform-wide standards, patterns, and abstractions adopted across teams
- Influence roadmap priorities by framing trade-offs, surfacing opportunities, and driving alignment across engineering, product, and analytics
- Drive adoption of changes across teams, not just their delivery
- Mentor and elevate senior engineers through complex problems and architectural decisions
- Navigate ambiguity and lead complex, multi-squad initiatives with minimal direction
- Participate in the on-call rotation
Our take
MaintainX is a mobile-first workflow management platform designed to free industrial and front-line workers from using clipboards and spreadsheets, instead providing them with digital tools that streamline workflows that in turn, boost productivity.
The company's software helps workers track reactive maintenance, and preventative maintenance, and control daily business operations. It is designed to work with organisations of all sizes, and it is successful with a customer retention rate of 98%.
With customers including McDonalds, Duracell, Volvo, and DHL, MaintainX has experienced rapid growth since its inception in 2018. Boasting substantial funding from several investment organisations and angel investors, the startup is accelerating its r&d efforts, new market growth and expanding its operations and business reach.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
79% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2025
$150m
SERIES D
Dec 2023
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $242.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible time off
- Competitive salary and equity opportunities
- Training and development investments
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
Company HQ
Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Chris Turlica
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded Voo (acquired by Townsquared). Also an Investor and Advisor for multiple startups, including XY Gaming, Ditto, Starship, and Avochato.
Hugo Dozois-Caouette
(Co-Founder & CTO)Experienced Software Engineer working previously for Fujitsu, Autodesk, and Townsquared.
Nick Haase
(Co-Founder & Go-To-Market)Previously worked as an Independent Consultant. Also an Angel Investor for a series of startups, including Panda, Density, Ditto, Haus, Superplastic, Living Carbon, and Pipe.
Mathieu Marengère-Gosselin
(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)Experienced Software Engineer having previously worked at Groupe Berpa, Autodesk, Novivia, and Townsquared.
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