Principal Engineer - Core Cloud Platform
AlphaSense3 days ago
Helsinki, FinlandStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the architectural roadmap for the cloud, Kubernetes, and storage platforms.
- Own cloud-side configuration and the Helm chart layer for the Core Cloud Platform.
- Build the cell registry and automate provisioning so new cells can be set up in days instead of weeks.
- Design a reusable cross-cell gate mechanism as a standard checkpoint across cells.
- Operate and evolve the cloud and Kubernetes platform, including data storage layers.
- Standardize upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management across hundreds of clusters.
- Improve infrastructure security, reliability, cost efficiency, and performance.
- Promote platform standards, uniformity, self-service, and Build it - Own it workflows.
- Build tooling and AI-powered integrations that reduce operational cognitive load.
- Architect, design, and implement simple, maintainable solutions while leading technical initiatives.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes, its components, containerization, and AWS cloud.
- Proven experience running Kubernetes and cloud-based production SaaS systems at scale.
- Experience operating Kubernetes as a large fleet with hundreds of clusters.
- Strong knowledge of SQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, and Elasticsearch data stores.
- Strong operational and troubleshooting skills with 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 highly performant CI/CD practices and agentic workflows.
- Ability and desire to design, lead, influence, and deliver ambitious technical roadmaps.
- Nice-to-have experience includes Vespa, automated end-to-end provisioning, large-fleet Kubernetes lifecycle management, and HashiCorp Vault or similar secret-management systems.
Benefits
- Distributed company with flexible working arrangements; employees usually meet at the Helsinki office once a week.
- Relocation support is available for single employees, couples, and families.
- Private healthcare services through Terveystalo.
- Two weeks of vacation granted up front, with the possibility of using additional days as they accrue.
- Access to a gym room, gaming room, free parking near the office, mobile phone and plan, lunch benefit, home internet, remote-work equipment, and other benefits.
- Career opportunities and training.
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.