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Feathr careers

Principal Platform Engineer

USA · Principal · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$165k-$180kDetected 42 days ago
Code ReviewSQLElasticsearchCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformAnsibleCI/CDPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningLLMsIncident ResponseRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringPublic SpeakingAdaptability

About the role

  • If you're ready to grow and "help the helpers" you've come to the right place.
  • YOUR QUALITIES: - Technical Leadership: You set the standard.
  • You understand how infrastructure decisions connect to organizational goals and plan with long-term needs in mind. - Problem-Solving: You're the person others come to when a problem is genuinely hard.

Responsibilities

  • This is a high-trust, high-ownership role for an engineer who wants to lead through technical excellence.
  • Professional experience building APIs, writing production-grade scripts, and making substantive contributions to shared codebases beyond configuration and deployment work.

Requirements

  • Advanced experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure management, or a similar role, with a track record of leading complex technical initiatives end to end.
  • Demonstrated experience owning and advancing system architecture
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction and mentor engineers without direct authority.
  • Experience collaborating with and presenting to non-technical stakeholders, translating infrastructure needs into business terms.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Elasticsearch and SQL, for operational reporting and data visibility.
  • Experience with AI/ML tooling, LLM integrations, or cross-functional AI enablement initiatives.

Skills

  • Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, networking, and/or database management.
  • Strong technical expertise in cloud services, networking, and/or database management.
  • Solid understanding of security protocols, compliance frameworks, and operational best practices.
  • Solid understanding of industry standards and compliance requirements, including ISO, SOC, or other relevant certifications.
  • Preferred: Experience with Elasticsearch and SQL, for operational reporting and data visibility.
  • Preferred: Experience with AI/ML tooling, LLM integrations, or cross-functional AI enablement initiatives.
  • Mentorship: You invest in the engineers around you through code review, pairing, and feedback that helps people grow.\
  • Contribute to hiring efforts, participating in interviews and helping evaluate candidates against technical bar.

Compensation

  • Starting salary for this position is $145,000 annually depending on experience and credentials, with the potential to earn an additional 12% of base salary.
  • This role is open to remote candidates located within the United States, with a preference for those in the EST or CST time zones.
  • There is also an option to work from our headquarters in Gainesville, FL.
  • If you aren't familiar, Gainesville https://www.visitgainesville.com/ is a hip, mid-sized city with a highly innovative population and an attainable standard of living.
  • Information Screen
  • The Talent Acquisition Team will invite candidates that move forward to a 20-30 minute virtual interview. This conversation will be focused on relevant work experience, compensation, role overview, and answering any questions the candidate has.

Benefits

  • Benefits & Perks for full-time employees
  • So we created a perks and benefits package that aims to help our team grow by including their wellness, families, passions, and personal time.
  • Full vision, dental, and ~99% health insurance for employees
  • Sick time off

Company info

  • Feathr's software marketing platform equips nonprofits with the tools they need to build purposeful connections with their community and grow impact with confidence.
  • We're working on building an amazing culture at Feathr, where amazing people (like you) can do their best work.
  • Compensation $165,000 - $180,000 base, and a bonus potential of up to 12%
  • As the Nonprofit Marketing Platform trusted by over 1,300 nonprofits https://www.feathr.co/resources/casestudies?utm_campaign=%5Bmkt%5D%20EOY%20Demo%20Ask%20-%20Leaders&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-928haKbQMIyW89zGlEFOw-7E9gJTQGWZIrNLgVwsbp71z1TlfUphLrKYhj-JAC8UQPRXla, Feathr is purpose-built to help our customers unlock more results, time, and confidence.
  • Feathr defines culture as the secret sauce that makes our flock members want to come to work everyday and do their best work.
  • Like every company, we have an acronym that conveys the most important aspects of the culture we strive to have.
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