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Principal Software Engineer – Platform Engineering

AlphaSense · Remote - United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
77 days
AlphaSense's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of AlphaSense's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at AlphaSense
high
230 stale, 7 reposted of 230 open
Hiring momentum
328 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AlphaSense's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AlphaSense.

About this role

As a Principal Software Engineer in Platform Engineering at AlphaSense, you will lead the architectural direction for a large-scale, Kubernetes-native platform transitioning to a cell-based architecture. Your responsibilities include re-architecting services for horizontal scalability, managing application configuration frameworks, and collaborating with other teams to implement significant changes. You will also mentor engineers and integrate AI tooling into development processes to enhance productivity.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of AlphaSense as an employer.

What you need

  • Deep hands-on architecture experience in large microservice estates, at least in hundreds
  • Strong in Java and Python, and willing to contribute to other tech stacks if needed
  • Track record decomposing large service estates into sub-systems that can evolve independently
  • Proven experience designing for horizontal scalability across regions and independent deployments
  • Experience with cell-based, multi-tenant or multi-region architectures
  • Strong cloud-native background: Kubernetes, containers and AWS

Nice to have

  • Experience with Vespa
  • Experience with private, isolated, on-premise or air-gapped deployments
  • Design and stewardship of shared libraries or internal frameworks used by many teams

What you get

  • Base Compensation Range: $246,000 — $339,000 USD
  • Performance-based bonus
  • Equity
  • Generous benefits program

Worth weighing

  • No specific details on the exact nature of the 'generous benefits program' are provided.
  • The role involves significant influence over code owned by other teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills.
  • The transition to a cell-based architecture may involve complex challenges and require adaptability.

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Listed by AlphaSense on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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