Principal Engineer - Core Cloud Platform
AlphaSense3 days ago
Remote, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the architectural roadmap for the cloud, Kubernetes, and storage platform.
- Own the cloud-side configuration and Helm chart layer used by platform services.
- Build a cell registry and automate provisioning of new cells and environments.
- Design a reusable cross-cell gate mechanism for standardized checkpoints.
- Operate and evolve cloud, Kubernetes, and data storage infrastructure at scale.
- Make upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management routine across hundreds of clusters.
- Improve infrastructure security, reliability, cost efficiency, and performance.
- Establish platform standards, reduce duplication, and enable self-service and agentic workflows.
- Build tooling and AI-powered integrations that reduce operational complexity.
- Architect, design, and implement simple, maintainable solutions while leading ambitious technical roadmaps.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes, its components, containerization, and AWS cloud.
- A proven track record operating Kubernetes and cloud-based production SaaS systems at scale.
- Experience managing Kubernetes as a large fleet with hundreds of clusters.
- Strong knowledge of SQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, and Elasticsearch data stores.
- Strong operational and troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes, databases, and messaging systems.
- Deep understanding of networking and production use of service meshes and gateways.
- Experience separating infrastructure configuration from application code at scale.
- Experience with cell-based, multi-tenant, or multi-region architectures.
- Proficiency in Python and Golang.
- Experience with high-performing CI/CD practices and agentic workflows.
- Ability and willingness to design, lead, influence, and deliver ambitious technical roadmaps.
- Preferred experience includes Vespa, end-to-end automated provisioning, large Kubernetes fleet lifecycle management, and HashiCorp Vault or similar secret-management systems.
About AlphaSense
AlphaSense builds an AI-powered market intelligence and search platform used by investment, corporate strategy, and research teams to find insights across public and private content (equity research, filings, transcripts, expert calls, news, and internal documents). It sells enterprise subscriptions to its SaaS platform and content sets. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company is privately held and acquired Tegus in 2024; its customers include a majority of the S&P 500.