Stitch Fix

Principal Platform Engineer

Stitch Fix · Remote, USA

Posted 14 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
14 days
Stitch Fix's roles stay open a median of 20 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Stitch Fix's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Stitch Fix
high
7 stale, 1 reposted of 17 open
Hiring momentum
29 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Principal Platform Engineer at Stitch Fix, you will lead the technical delivery of platform initiatives, focusing on building scalable and maintainable shared platform capabilities. Your role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance engineering productivity through AI-driven workflows and self-service tooling. You will also mentor engineers and evaluate emerging technologies to improve system performance and reliability.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating complex production systems in platform, infrastructure, backend, or developer tooling environments
  • Deep experience with distributed architectures, microservices, APIs, and cloud infrastructure
  • Proficiency in languages such as Ruby/Rails, Python, or Rust
  • Hands-on experience using and implementing modern AI-assisted engineering workflows
  • Strong problem-solving abilities with proven experience leading complex technical projects end-to-end

Nice to have

  • Experience working with GraphQL technologies, API gateways, and modern web frameworks like React and TypeScript
  • Exposure to e-commerce, personalization, or large-scale retail engineering ecosystems
  • Proven track record of developing self-service platform tools that safely expose underlying infrastructure to AI agents
  • Active contributions to open-source software, industry whitepapers, or technical communities focused on developer tooling and platform engineering

What you get

  • Competitive salary
  • Annual bonus eligibility
  • Grants of restricted stock units
  • Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits

Worth weighing

  • Salary range provided is $125,300 — $209,000 USD, which may vary based on factors like experience and location
  • Role involves significant leadership and collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills
  • Focus on AI-driven workflows may indicate a rapidly evolving tech stack

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Listed by Stitch Fix on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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