Principal Software Engineer - North America

Join us in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in infrastructure automation
Infrastructure automation is at an inflection point. You can help us push it to the next level. Join the team of engineers and operators building Infrahub, the data layer that automation actually needs.

Why work at OpsMill?
DISTRIBUTED
Were a fully remote company, and always will be. Work from whatever space makes you happy.

CONNECTION
Twice a year, we get together for company offsites to connect and learn together. Each meetup is in a different employee’s home city.

OPPORTUNITY
As a fast‑growing startup, OpsMill offers plenty of opportunities to contribute and shape things to come. Jump in as deep as you want.

BALANCE
We reject the ethos of the "startup grind." World‑class results require intensity but not burnout. Like elite athletes, we know that balancing high performance with recovery is the key to sustainable success.

CHALLENGE
You’ll join a team of seriously smart thinkers and builders who are pushing the limits of what’s possible in infrastructure automation. We welcome your new ideas, curious exploration, and bold approaches too.

SATISFACTION
You’ll help solve one of the biggest problems in infrastructure automation today, and see global companies with massive networks benefit from your work.

Open roles
Principal Software Engineer - North America
Location
US/Canada; Canada; United States

Employment Type
Full time

Location Type
Remote

Department
Engineering

The best platforms arent just built to work today—theyre designed to scale gracefully tomorrow.
Infrastructure automation is having its moment. Customers are adopting faster, deployments are growing, and the opportunity ahead is massive. But capitalizing on that opportunity requires something many companies struggle with: maintaining software architectural excellence and agility while scaling rapidly. Clean, extensible systems dont happen by accident—they require intentional design, deep technical leadership, and a vision that spans the entire platform.

At OpsMill, were building the next generation of infrastructure data management with Infrahub, our open‑source platform that helps automation teams unify data and scale automation reliably. Weve achieved product‑market fit, and now were expanding—new products, growing customer deployments, and increasing demand from the market. This is the exciting phase where the right software architectural decisions compound into sustainable competitive advantage.

Why This Role Exists Now
Opportunity is knocking, and we need to answer with world‑class engineering. Were building not just one product, but a platform ecosystem—Infrahub, Infrahub Sync, and future innovations that will redefine how automation teams work. We need a technical leader who can architect across this entire platform to ensure systems are extensible and robust, and drive our evolution toward an AI‑first engineering culture. This isnt about fixing problems—its about ensuring our software architecture keeps pace with our ambition. We need someone who has scaled complex systems before, who thinks in terms of platforms not just products, and who can guide multiple engineering teams toward technical excellence.

If youre energized by building elegant, scalable software architectures and driving transformational change in how teams leverage AI, this is your opportunity.

What Youll Be Doing

Own the technical software architecture across our platform ecosystem —Infrahub, and future products— to ensure clean, extensible design that scales gracefully with customer growth

Lead strategic initiatives hands‑on , implementing high‑impact architectural improvements to our graph database engine, backend services, and core platform components

Drive systematic reduction of technical debt by establishing architectural standards , identifying areas that will create problems at scale, and guiding the team through thoughtful evolution of the codebase

Champion and implement AI‑first engineering practices across the team —establishing how we leverage AI in day‑to‑day development, ensuring our codebase and platform work seamlessly with AI tooling, and designing product capabilities that make it easier for customers to build AI‑powered automation on Infrahub

Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews , code reviews, RFC/design doc creation, and mentorship— elevating the entire engineering teams capabilities and decision‑making

Collaborate with Product, Head of Engineering, and CTO to anticipate scaling challenges before they arrive , translating business roadmap into technical strategy and ensuring our software architecture enables rather than constrains product innovation

Work closely with engineers

through implementation phases, ensuring architectural decisions are properly understood and executed while maintaining high velocity and code quality

What You Bring

8+ years of backend and platform engineering experience , with a track record of building and scaling complex systems that handle real production load

Expert‑level Python proficiency and deep understanding of writing performant, maintainable code in large codebases

Experience building developer platforms or tools

that other engineers build on top of

Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems , including API design, data consistency patterns, and architectural trade‑offs at scale

Track record of leading significant initiatives

or platform architecture design, with examples of improving system scalability, reliability, or developer velocity

Hands‑on software architect mindset —youre equally comfortable writing code, reviewing designs, and mentoring engineers to elevate the entire teams technical capabilities

Strong conviction about AI‑first engineering

and eagerness to drive its adoption across the team, transforming how we build software and enabling our customers to leverage AI effectively

Excellent written and verbal communication skills —you can write clear design docs, present technical strategy to leadership, and collaborate effectively across product, engineering, and customer‑facing teams

Self‑directed and effective in remote environments

with at least 4 hours of overlap with CET timezone (Europe, UK, or US East Coast locations work well)

Nice‑to‑Haves

Experience with Rust or Go for performance‑critical components

Hands‑on experience with graph databases (Neo4j or similar)

Background in infrastructure automation, NetDevOps, or network engineering domains

Contributions to open‑source projects or technical communities

Why OpsMill?

The people:

Work alongside world‑class engineers whove built and scaled automation platforms in production. Daily technical challenges with smart colleagues who push you to grow.

The product:

Shape Infrahub based on real customer needs. Your input directly influences features, integrations, and roadmap priorities.

The mission:

Were making enterprise‑grade infrastructure automation accessible to any organization. Open‑source at the core, production‑ready out of the box. This is a multi‑year journey, not a quarterly sprint.

The impact:

Youll work with teams managing some of the worlds most complex infrastructure deployments, solving problems that ripple across entire organizations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
OpsMill is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe different perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and were committed to providing an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.

Principles we follow
Be fearless & bold
We fearlessly challenge the status quo and pave our own path.

Be curious & always learning
Growth happens outside of our comfort zone.

Be user‑centric
We keep the user at the forefront, understanding their needs and perspectives.

Embrace our growth opportunities
Our mistakes are opportunities to learn, innovate, and improve—proving that were constantly pushing ourselves forward.

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