Atlan
Principal Software Engineer - Platform
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
India only
Employer listed it 5 days ago · Added yesterday
First listed 5 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
India only
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Software
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $200k–$275k a year, a typical range taken from 597 lead-level software roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in India. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "India, Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in India
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Who We Are
Atlan is building the context layer for enterprise AI. Enterprises are pouring money into AI and most of it dies in production because the AI does not understand the business context around the data. That is the problem Atlan solves. Gartner has named context the defining issue in enterprise AI, and calls context graphs the essential infrastructure for AI agents, naming Atlan one of three vendors already building it. We are also the only vendor named a Leader across all four major Gartner and Forrester evaluations for data catalogs, data governance and metadata management, the foundation the context layer runs on.
Come build the infrastructure that AI runs on.
The Team
The App Platform team is building the core platform that enables teams to build, run, distribute, and scale Apps across Atlan.
The team owns key platform capabilities including SDKs & APIs, App Runtime, Distribution, Lifecycle, Automation, and Agent Platform infrastructure .
As Atlan moves from Metadata → Context, Data Governance → Agentic Outcomes, and Product → Apps , the App Platform is becoming increasingly central to how we build the product. We’re looking for engineers who can own complex technical domains end-to-end, build reliable systems at enterprise scale, and help shape Atlan’s AI-native engineering practices.
What You’ll Do
Define and drive the architecture and technical strategy for Atlan's App Platform.
Design and build foundational platform primitives that enable apps to be developed, distributed, and executed at scale.
Solve complex distributed systems challenges, including multi-tenancy, workload isolation, tenant-aware scaling, fault tolerance, and observability.
Lead high-impact initiatives end-to-end, from problem discovery and RFCs to implementation, rollout, and long-term ownership.
Build and evolve cloud-native infrastructure on Kubernetes across AWS and GCP.
Drive architectural alignment across App Runtime, Distribution, Builder Experience, Product, and Infrastructure teams.
Influence technical direction across teams through design reviews, mentorship, and engineering best practices.
Remain hands-on in solving complex technical problems and validating critical architectural decisions.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Claude and Cursor to improve engineering velocity and quality.
Contribute to long-term platform strategy, architectural documentation, and RFCs.
What Makes You a Match
14+ years of experience building and operating large-scale backend, infrastructure, or platform systems, with experience operating at a Principal Engineer level or equivalent.
Deep expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native architectures.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure, including networking, compute, storage, and security.
Proven experience designing and operating highly available, fault-tolerant, and mission-critical systems at scale.
Strong understanding of platform engineering principles, including reliability, automation, self-service, and developer experience.
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
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How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Atlan, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 1d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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