Principal Software Engineer

The Role

Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team that's revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline of development programs across various diseases.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Design and build secureplatform capabilities using Python/TypeScript, GitHub Actions,Pulumi, Docker, AWS, and relevant internal or vendor APIs.
• Lead the design and evolution ofAI runtime safetyand AIgatewaypatterns,includingpolicy enforcement,access controls,telemetry,auditabilityand operational controls.
• Build and guideimplementationofgoverned AI-assisted development workflows by packaging approved tools, creating reusable integration patterns, improving developer experience, and embedding security and compliance expectations into paved-road delivery workflows.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Architecture, AI platform teams, andengineering leaders to align on platform standards, adoption strategy, risk posture, andimplementationtradeoffs.
• Createand driveadoptionoftemplates,reference implementations,documentation, examples, and paved-road patterns that help application teams adopt secure development and AI-assisted workflows.
• Improve developer experience byidentifyingsystemic friction,reducing setup time,eliminatingmanual toil, standardizing common workflows, and making secure patterns easy to adopt.
• Establishand matureoperational practices for owned capabilities, including monitoring, alerting, dashboards, runbooks, support models, service ownership, and lifecycle management.
• Identifyrecurring developer pain points andinfluence roadmap by proposingimprovements to shared frameworks, templates, platform tooling, and paved paths.
• Leadintegration of secure software delivery controls into development workflows, including CI/CD guardrails, policy checks, artifact controls, and developer remediation patterns.
• Contributehands-onacross Builder Tools & Platforms priorities as team needsevolve, including developer tooling, platform automation, secure delivery patterns, internal frameworks, and operational support.
• Mentor and coach engineers, raise engineering standards, review design and implementations, and help teams make durable technical decisions across platform andapplicationsboundaries

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure automation,secure software delivery,or a related role.
• Deepsoftware engineering experiencedesigning,implementing,andoperatingdeveloper platforms, internal tools, infrastructure automation, CI/CD systems, or secure software delivery platforms.
• Very strongprogramming skills in Python or TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Significant experiencewith GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD workflows, and modern software delivery practices.
• Significant experiencewith AWS or another cloud provider for deploying and managing applications or platform services.
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Strong understanding of secure software development practices, software supply chain, dependency management, vulnerability scanning, artifact management,secretshandling,identity, authorization,and policy enforcement.
• Proven ability toset technical direction anddesign systems that balance security, standardization, usability, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Proven experience leading technical initiatives with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, raise technical standards, and guide teams through architecture,design, implementation, and operational tradeoffs.
• Expert troubleshooting skills across application code, build pipelines, cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, developer tooling, and third-party platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing team priorities,operateeffectively inambiguousproblem spaces,and contribute across a range of platform engineering responsibilities, including areas outside immediate prior experience.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with AI-assisted development tooling, AI gateway patterns, model or API access controls, policy-as-code, telemetry, or runtime safety controls.
• Experience shaping platform strategy or technical roadmaps for capabilities adopted by multiple engineering teams.
• Experience partnering with security, architecture, platform, and application teams to drive adoption of shared capabilitiesand standards.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such asPulumi, CDK, Terraform, or similar.
• Experience with application security, cloud security, software supply chain controls, vulnerability management workflows, or secure CI/CD guardrails.
• Experience building internal developer platforms, paved-road workflows, reusable templates, CLIs, scaffolding systems, or shared engineering standards.
• Experience with Kubernetes, container security, base image lifecycle management,secretsmanagement, network isolation, or secure runtime patterns.
• Experience creating documentation,reference architecture, onboarding materials, and developerenablementcontent for shared platform capabilities.

Pay & Benefits

At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work.

That’s why our benefits and well-being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

• Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
• A holistic approach to well-being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
• Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
• Location-specific perks and extras

The salary range for this role is $142,500.00 - $256,500.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.

About Moderna

Since our founding in 2010, we have aspired to build the leading mRNA technology platform, the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered, and a world‑class team. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world.

By living our mission, values, and mindsets every day, our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. Together, we are creating a culture of belonging and building an organization that cares deeply for our patients, our employees, the environment, and our communities.

We are proud to have been recognized as a Science Magazine Top Biopharma Employer, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in the U.S.

If you want to make a difference and join a team that is changing the future of medicine, we invite you to visit modernatx.com/careers to learn more about our current opportunities.

Our Working Model

As we build our company, we have always believed an in-person culture is critical to our success. Moderna champions the significant benefits of in-office collaboration by embracing a 70/30 work model. This 70% in-office structure helps to foster a culture rich in innovation, teamwork, and direct mentorship. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn, contribute, and make a meaningful impact.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Accommodations

We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best.

Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Export Control Notice

Export Control Notice This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, employment is contingent upon the applicant’s ability to access export-controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements, only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non-U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.