Principal Software Engineer - Platform
- $250k–350k/yr
- Posted 2 weeks ago · via Lever
Hiring in some regions only
Build self-service platform capabilities for engineers to ship faster
As a Principal Software Engineer - Platform at Arcadia, you will build and operate the petabyte-size lakehouse and client-facing applications on Kubernetes. You will create platform building blocks like services, pipelines, databases, queues, and storage with logging, metrics, tracing, alerts, encryption, access controls, backups, and cost tags. Your work enables engineers to own their pipelines, environments, alerts, and SLOs, and to trace an...
Why This Role?
Report directly to the engineering VP and shape platform strategy as the business grows with AI
Key Responsibilities
- Build and operate the petabyte-size lakehouse and Kubernetes-based client-facing applications
- Create platform building blocks including services, pipelines, databases, queues, and storage with observability and security features
- Enable self-service capabilities so engineering teams can manage their own pipelines, environments, alerts, and SLOs
- Ensure platform upgrades are delivered as merged pull requests rather than manual checklists
- Focus on building capabilities that let engineers spend time on customers rather than infrastructure plumbing
Requirements
- Experience building and operating large-scale data platforms (petabyte-size lakehouse)
- Proficiency with Kubernetes and client-facing application deployment
- Expertise in platform engineering, DevEx, DevProd, or SRE practices
- Strong background in creating self-service developer platforms with logging, metrics, tracing, and access controls
Required Skills
Indonesia Context
- Working Hours Overlap:
- Flexible — work your own hours
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Original description from Lever Postings
Arcadia is dedicated to happier, healthier days for all. We believe that there is a better healthcare world – one powered by data. Our platform transforms complex, diverse data into a unified foundation for health, helping organizations deliver better care, boost revenue, and lower costs. We’re a team of fiercely driven individuals committed to making healthcare more sustainable—and we’re looking for passionate people to help us get there. For more information, visit arcadia.io. Why This Role Is Important to Arcadia As our business grows, and as AI is improving, we need fewer, better building blocks: less per-team glue, more self-service capabilities every team builds on, so engineers spend their time on customers instead of plumbing. This is platform engineering at Arcadia. The role could just as well be titled Developer Platform, DevEx, DevProd, or SRE. Arcadia builds and operates the petabyte-size lakehouse, and the client-facing applications that run on Kubernetes. The role will span both, reporting directly to the engineering VP. What Success Looks Like Arcadia engineers and their agents rely on platform building blocks, from services and pipelines to databases, queues, and storage, that come wired in with logging, metrics, tracing, alerts, encryption, access controls, backups, and cost tags, with sensible defaults. Teams change their own pipelines, environments, alerts, and SLOs. When something breaks, the owning team sees it first, traces it to the change that caused it, and rolls it back themselves. They see their own delivery numbers and cloud spend, and act on them. Platform upgrades reach them as a merged pull request, not a checklist. Engineers take the paved road because it's the fastest way to production, and platform engineers spend their time building capabilities, not working tickets.
Salary Context
Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $220k/yr (range $10.8k–1000k/yr, n=398 active listings).
Hiring at Arcadia
Arcadia has 7 other active roles on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since May 7, 2026 — across Engineering, Data & Analytics, Sales & Business Development, Marketing.
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Market context
- VERIFIEDStated pay is 36% above the role median of $220,000/year (n=398 pay-disclosing listings).
- VERIFIEDArcadia: 20 postings in the last 3 months, 22 all-time on LokerDollar.
- VERIFIEDCompany first seen May 7, 2026.
- VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Oct 13, 2026.
- VERIFIEDLast verified live Oct 13, 2026.
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- Is Principal Software Engineer - Platform at Arcadia a remote job?
- Yes, Principal Software Engineer - Platform at Arcadia is remote, but the employer hires only in certain regions. Check the listing for location requirements before applying.
- What is the salary for Principal Software Engineer - Platform at Arcadia?
- The listed pay range for this role is $250k–350k/yr.
- What type of employment is Principal Software Engineer - Platform at Arcadia?
- This is a full time position.
- How do I apply?
- Click the "Apply" button on this page to go to the official application at Arcadia.
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