Principal Platform Engineer - Developer Platform

Summary

Join Stitch Fix as a Principal Engineer on the Dev Platform team and build, improve, and define the vision for our internal Platform-as-a-Service. You will design, develop, and maintain intuitive tools to increase innovation velocity, lead cross-functional initiatives, and shape the future of the developer platform. This role requires 8+ years of software development and infrastructure experience, a track record of influencing technical direction, and expertise in AWS or other cloud providers. You will mentor other engineers and help elevate technical standards. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and equity, including stock units and comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

Requirements

• Have 8+ years of software development and infrastructure experience with significant contributions
• Have a track record of influencing technical direction across teams and driving alignment on long-term platform strategy
• Enjoy navigating complex, ambiguous problems and bringing clarity to technical decision-making
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from concept to adoption, with a focus on creating durable, scalable systems
• Act as a mentor and thought partner to other senior engineers, helping elevate technical standards across the org
• Have experience with AWS or other cloud based providers
• Have experience with orchestration systems, CI/CD, and production observability
• Are able to identify scalability bottlenecks and implement solutions
• Have developer empathy and want to improve developers' lives
• Have natural curiosity and a tendency to get excited to dig in and understand how things work
• Are detail-oriented, curious, and passionate about building infrastructure people love to use

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a vision for our internal Platform-as-a-Service that scales with our evolving engineering and business needs
• Design, develop, and maintain intuitive tools to increase our innovation velocity across the company
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to identify and drive improvements to our platform & developer experience
• Have autonomy to help shape the future of the developer platform at Stitch Fix by bringing your ideas on improving and codifying what we do and how we do it

Benefits

• This role will receive a competitive salary, benefits, and equity
• The salary for US-based employees hired into this role will be aligned with the range below, which includes our three geographic areas
• A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, location, and performance
• This position is eligible for new hire and ongoing grants of restricted stock units depending on employee and company performance
• In addition, the position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and other benefits