Principal Software Engineer, Platform

About the Team

Platform Engineering is a family of teams focused on creating and supporting the tools used by all Application and Service Developers at Stitch Fix. We focus on creating low friction tools and practices to maximize developer happiness. We believe happy developers write better code. We practice modern platform practices like Infrastructure-as-Code, Immutable Infrastructure, use of Containers, and leverage AWS as well as many other Cloud SaaS offerings.

About the Role

As a Principal Engineer on the Dev Platform team, you will be building and improving Stitch Fix's cloud native infrastructure. You'll develop tools and automation that enable internal product developers to deploy and debug apps and microservices easily and efficiently. You'll work closely with a distributed team of engineers to design innovative solutions that streamline our operations and help our broader engineering group scale effectively.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Define and execute a vision for our internal Platform-as-a-Service that scales with our evolving engineering and business needs.
• Design, develop, and maintain intuitive tools to increase our innovation velocity across the company
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to identify and drive improvements to our platform & developer experience
• Have autonomy to help shape the future of the developer platform at Stitch Fix by bringing your ideas on improving and codifying what we do and how we do it

We're excited about you because…

• Have 8+ years of software development and infrastructure experience with significant contributions
• Have a track record of influencing technical direction across teams and driving alignment on long-term platform strategy
• Enjoy navigating complex, ambiguous problems and bringing clarity to technical decision-making
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from concept to adoption, with a focus on creating durable, scalable systems
• Act as a mentor and thought partner to other senior engineers, helping elevate technical standards across the org
• Have experience with AWS or other cloud based providers
• Have experience with orchestration systems, CI/CD, and production observability
• Are able to identify scalability bottlenecks and implement solutions
• Have developer empathy and want to improve developers' lives
• Have natural curiosity and a tendency to get excited to dig in and understand how things work
• Are detail-oriented, curious, and passionate about building infrastructure people love to use

Our Tech Stack Includes…

• AWS
• Terraform, Pulumi
• CircleCI
• Docker, ECS, EKS
• Ruby, Golang, Python

Why you'll love working at Stitch Fix...

• We are a group of bright, kind people who are motivated by challenge. We value integrity, innovation and trust. You'll bring these characteristics to life in everything you do at Stitch Fix.
• We cultivate a community of diverse perspectives- all voices are heard and valued.
• We are an innovative company and leverage our strengths in fashion and tech to disrupt the future of retail.
• We win as a team, commit to our work, and celebrate grit together because we value strong relationships.
• We boldly create the future while keeping equity and sustainability at the center of all that we do.
• We are the owners of our work and are energized by solving problems through a growth mindset lens. We think broadly and creatively through every situation to create meaningful impact.
• We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.