Principal Engineer (Product Architecture, JetBrains Cloud Platform)

The Role

We are looking for a Software Architect (Product Architecture) to drive architecture within a specific product area. This role focuses on owning end-to-end architecture for a product domain: making sure product requirements translate into a coherent technical design, that the domain evolves sustainably, and that the product aligns with platform capabilities and constraints. You’ll be the architectural “center of gravity” for a domain, partnering closely with engineers and product stakeholders while collaborating with platform architects on shared foundations and integration contracts.

As this is a new platform, many standards and processes are still works in progress – you will help define them from the perspective of real product needs and delivery constraints.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of a specific product domain within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Cloud Platform and evolve it over time.
• Translate product and domain requirements into clear architectural designs and implementation approaches.
• Define service boundaries, domain models, data flows, and integration contracts, in line with platform standards.
• Drive key architectural decisions and trade-offs in your area (e.g., API design, persistence, reliability, performance, and migration paths).
• Ensure your domain architecture supports scalability, reliability, and observability from the outset.
• Review and validate architectural designs within your domain and team, raising quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with platform architects and other domain owners to align on cross-cutting decisions and shared interfaces.
• Work closely with senior and staff engineers to clarify requirements, reduce ambiguity, and support execution.

Requirements

• Has strong experience in software engineering and system design, with a track record of working on complex systems.
• Has experience owning architecture within a product or domain, including balancing delivery needs with long-term sustainability.
• Is comfortable aligning product needs with platform capabilities and constraints (and negotiating trade-offs when needed).
• Can facilitate architectural decision-making inside a team and across partner teams.
• Is comfortable working in an environment where many processes and standards are still being formed.
• Is motivated by long-term goals, designing for evolution rather than one-off implementations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience designing product architectures that operate in cloud environments and integrate with multiple systems.
• Are strong at reasoning about architectural trade-offs in context (time-to-market vs correctness, flexibility vs complexity, etc.).
• Enjoy helping teams converge on good solutions through collaboration, not enforcement.

Why Join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?

• Strong base salary.
• Flexible work location – work from home or office.
• Remote work – up to 30 days per year from abroad.
• Extra time off.
• Medical insurance allowance.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Relocation support.
• Language classes.
• Fuel your day – hot meal or lunch allowance.
• Mental health support.
• Sports benefit – on-site gym or stipend.
• Internal events.

Some benefits may vary depending on location.

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