Principal Software Engineer, P1 & Engineering Strategy

📋 Description

• Own and evolve the architectural vision for P1 across real-time collaboration, branch-aware content
• Establish clear architectural boundaries between P1, Pantheon's hosting and platform capabilities
• Make pragmatic build-versus-buy and platform-boundary decisions using explicit criteria for
• Identify architectural risks early, make tradeoffs explicit, and ensure decisions are documented
• Create an architecture that supports fast MVP delivery without locking the company into avoidable
• Partner with engineering, product, design, security, infrastructure, support, and go-to-market

🎯 Requirements

• 14+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent depth demonstrated through
• A track record of acting as a Principal Engineer, Chief Architect or equivalent technical leader
• Experience defining technical strategy for a complex product, platform, or distributed system from
• Strong systems thinking and the ability to reason across frontend, backend, APIs, data
• Experience with distributed, event-driven, real-time, collaborative, or stateful systems.
• Demonstrated judgment in build-versus-buy decisions, platform boundaries, technical investment, and

🎁 Benefits

• Industry competitive compensation and equity plan
• Flexible time off, sick days, and 13 paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision
• Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
• In-office workspace (San Francisco & Chicago)
• Monthly allowance for wellness, reading and access to LinkedIn Learning for continued development