Principal Network Platform Lead

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential AI infrastructure provider in their search for a Principal Network Platform Lead. This is a remote opportunity to own the architecture and software platform that transforms a global network into a programmable, scalable service platform.

In this hands-on technical leadership role, you'll sit at the intersection of network engineering, software engineering, product development, and service delivery. You'll own the systems that enable network service provisioning, activation, management, and monetization at global scale.

Responsibilities

Network Platform Strategy & Ownership

• Own the architecture, roadmap, and operation of the network platform
• Define platform strategy across service orchestration, network automation, API enablement, and partner ecosystem integration
• Act as technical authority for network programmability across the organization
• Partner with architecture, product, sales engineering, and regional engineering teams to align platform capabilities with customer requirements

Service Orchestration & Automation

• Design and build service orchestration capabilities that automate end-to-end lifecycle management
• Develop automation workflows that reduce customer onboarding times and eliminate manual configuration
• Drive automation-first operational practices across the network organization
• Own the self-service connectivity platform enabling network services to be exposed through APIs and workflows
• Translate product requirements into platform capabilities, APIs, and operational processes

API Architecture & Ecosystem Integration

• Design, develop, and govern APIs enabling internal systems, customers, and partners to consume network services
• Own integrations with cloud exchanges, interconnection platforms, carriers, cloud providers, and ecosystem partners
• Build automation for third-party service provisioning, inventory, activation, and lifecycle management
• Serve as senior technical interface with strategic partners on API capabilities and integration roadmaps
• Ensure orchestration workflows maintain data consistency across internal and external platforms

Software Engineering & Platform Operations

• Lead development of production-quality software using modern engineering practices
• Own platform codebases, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, deployment processes, and operational tooling
• Establish engineering standards across coding, version control, testing, release management, and documentation
• Partner with platform engineering to ensure reliability, resilience, and performance in production
• Drive continuous improvement across architecture, observability, and operational efficiency

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers working across network automation and APIs
• Foster an automation-first software engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with principal architects, regional engineers, and product teams
• Act as senior technical advisor on network product strategy and long-term platform direction

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of platform engineering and/or network automation experience, including at least 2 years in a senior or lead role
• Extensive experience designing, building, and operating production software platforms in network, cloud, infrastructure, or service provider environments
• Strong software engineering skills using Python and Go
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs, OpenAPI, gRPC, or similar interfaces
• Strong knowledge of software engineering practices including Git, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, and release management
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud-native application development
• Extensive experience with network automation technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, Jinja2, and Nornir
• Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code and Network-as-Code in production
• Knowledge of NETCONF, RESTCONF, YANG, OpenConfig, gNMI, streaming telemetry, or similar technologies
• Experience designing third-party API integrations, authentication and authorization models, and API lifecycle management
• Understanding of service modeling, workflow orchestration, inventory management, and source-of-truth architectures
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence technical strategy across engineering, product, operations, and leadership teams
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve rapidly

Preferred Experience

• Experience within a cloud provider, hyperscaler, telecommunications carrier, ISP, interconnection platform, or network service provider
• Experience integrating with interconnection platforms or cloud provider direct connect services
• Experience with NetBox, Nautobot, or similar source-of-truth platforms
• Experience building customer-facing APIs or self-service delivery platforms
• Experience contributing to the design or commercialization of network-based products and services

How We Work With You

As your recruiting partner, Get A Job.ai will guide you through every step of the process. When you apply through our platform, one of our experienced recruiters will screen your application and schedule an initial conversation to understand your background and career goals. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration.

Throughout the interview process, we'll provide coaching, feedback, and support to help you put your best foot forward. Please note that all applications must come through Get A Job.ai—direct contact with the client is not permitted and may disqualify your candidacy.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

Equal Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and will work with our clients to ensure fair consideration for every qualified applicant.