About the role

Principal Engineer leading the development of a new platform at Fulfillment IQ. Focused on technical design, system architecture, and engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end technical design and implementation of a new greenfield platform
Select technology stack, data models, and architectural patterns
Build core services, APIs, workflows, and foundational infrastructure
Establish development standards, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering best practices
Design systems with scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability in mind
Rapidly prototype and validate architectural decisions through real implementations
Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
Identify architectural risks early and prevent technical debt accumulation
Collaborate with Product and Leadership to align technical execution with roadmap priorities
Produce technical documentation and system design artifacts
Serve as the primary technical owner for the platform’s early lifecycle

10+ years of experience building cloud-native backend or platform systems
Proven experience delivering greenfield products or internal platforms from scratch
Strong hands-on experience designing and building distributed systems
Experience with modern cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines
Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into production-ready systems
Strong engineering fundamentals across system design, performance, reliability, and maintainability
Comfort operating in high-ownership, low-process, early-stage environments
Nice to Have: Experience building workflow engines, orchestration systems, or DAG-based processing platforms
Nice to Have: Experience integrating AI/ML or LLM-driven components into production systems
Nice to Have: Exposure to logistics, supply chain, fintech, or data-intensive SaaS platforms
Nice to Have: Prior experience in founding engineer or early platform team roles

Comprehensive health and dental coverage for you and your family
Competitive paid time off and flexible leave policies
Retirement savings programs and employer contributions
Dedicated learning and development budget
Remote and hybrid work options
Equipment allowances, internet reimbursements, business travel coverage, and employee stock options (ESOP), where applicable.
Team events, meetups, and company offsites