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Principal Software EngineerEncora • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Encora • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Role Summary

We areseekinga highly skilled and adaptable Principal Software Engineer to lead platform engineering initiatives focused on Kubernetes-based infrastructure and AI coding tool integration. This role will drive the design and development of a custom Kubernetes development platform build critical tooling for scalable deployment and contribute to the evolution of AI agent closely with development operations and AI teams providing technical leadership and hands-on support across the platform lifecycle.

This is 100% remote primarily supporting Eastern work hours.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead design and architecture efforts in collaboration with client leads.
  • Develop a custom-built Kubernetes development platform including writing and reviewing technical design documents.
  • Build andmaintaina Kubernetes Operator to :

Orchestrate upgrades and workload clusters.

Automatedeployment of new workload clusters.

  • Support internal development teams by resolving platform-related inquiries and guiding best practices.
  • Champion platform engineering best practices including CI / CD observability and infrastructure as code.
  • Read and debug unfamiliar codebases and systems with minimal guidance.
  • Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
  • AI Specific Experiences

  • Integrate and extend AI coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Claude Code) into development workflows.
  • Design and implement agent tools ( Cloud Code Agent Skills) to enhance AI capabilities.
  • UnderstandingofModel Context Protocol (MCP) server with dual support for MCP and REST API formats.
  • Address security concerns such as prompt injection and other vulnerabilities in AI-integrated systems.
  • Required Skills & Experience

  • Proficiencyin Python Go and .
  • Deep experience with Kubernetes or similar technologies (e.g. Docker Compose Docker Swarm AWS ECS).
  • Strong understanding of container image development using Docker orPodman.
  • Experience with GitHub Actions for CI / CD workflows.
  • Familiarity with observability tools and concepts especially Prometheus andOpenTelemetry.
  • Experience implementing feature flags in distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and agent tool development.
  • Knowledge of MCP server architecture and security best practices.
  • Exceptional reading comprehension and ability to work outside your comfort zone :
  • Navigating unfamiliar codebases.

    Debugging complex systems without prior exposure.

    Required Experience :

    Staff IC

    Key Skills

    Continuous Integration,Docker,Jenkins,Python,System Design,Agile,C / C++,Go,Systems Engineering,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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