InterSystems
Principal Platform Engineer
Boston, MA · Principal
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The bottom of this range ($110,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $114,275. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $138,237 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance.
Responsibilities
- Design and enhance internal platforms, developer tools, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software factory capabilities.
- Collaborate with teams across the organization, mentor engineers, and help guide technical decisions.
- Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world.
- Candidates may use AI for CV or interview preparation, provided materials are truthful and reflect their own experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Eight or more years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related discipline.
- Experience leading complex technical initiatives involving multiple systems or teams.
- Strong understanding of system architecture, reliability, security, scalability, and maintainability.
- Experience using AI tools to improve software development and engineering workflows.
- Ability to identify where AI can meaningfully enhance developer productivity and software delivery while understanding its limitations and risks.
Nice to have
- Experience with DevSecOps practices, including application security, software supply chain security, and secure development pipelines.
- Experience with AI coding assistants or agentic development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, or similar technologies.
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into developer platforms, engineering tools, or automated workflows.
- InterSystems is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
- The estimated base compensation range for this role is:
- About InterSystems
- Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways.
- Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide.
Skills
- Provide technical leadership and architectural direction across Platform Engineering.
- Identify opportunities to simplify and automate how software is built, tested, and delivered.
- Help ensure our platforms are scalable, reliable, secure, and maintainable.
- Evaluate new technologies and introduce them where they can make a meaningful impact.
Compensation
- $110,000 - $164,000 USD
Benefits
- InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries.
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