Principal Platform Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

We are PMG

Named Ad Age Best Places to Work for 10 years in a row and Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators since 2022, PMG is a global independent marketing services and technology company that seeks to inspire people and brands that anything is possible. Driven by shared success, PMG leverages business strategy and transformation, creative, media, and insights—as well as its proprietary operating system, Alli—to deliver cutting-edge digital solutions and innovative media strategies.

Our team comprises over 900 employees globally, and our work for ambitious brands like Apple, Nike, Sephora, Experian, Therabody, Best Western Hotels & Resorts, Creed Fragrances, BNY, Intuit, CKE Restaurants, Travelex, and Whole Foods spans 85+ countries.

Who You'll Be Working With

As a Principal Platform Engineer at PMG, you'll be part of a thoughtful, forward-thinking engineering team that's passionate about building scalable, secure, and developer-friendly infrastructure. You'll collaborate closely with software engineers, data teams, and technical leaders to shape the foundation our products are built on—helping teams move faster without sacrificing reliability or security.

You'll also partner with senior leadership across Engineering and Technology to align infrastructure strategy with evolving business goals, ensuring our systems grow sustainably and intelligently alongside our clients and teams. Whether you're designing cloud architecture, mentoring fellow engineers, or introducing new technologies to improve how we work, your impact will be felt across the organization.

Here, problem-solving is collaborative, curiosity is celebrated, and every voice has a seat at the table. If you're energized by innovation, inspired by scale, and excited to help define the future of platform engineering, you'll feel right at home as a Principal Platform Engineer at PMG.

What You Will Do

• Shape the long-term vision for PMG's cloud platform, defining a strategic roadmap that ensures our infrastructure scales securely, reliably, and in lockstep with business needs.
• Architect and evolve our AWS environments using Terraform and managed services like ECS, Lambda, RDS, and S3—balancing performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Design, build, and maintain platform tooling that improves developer workflows and empowers teams to ship faster with confidence.
• Champion best practices in CI / CD, reliability, and observability—leading efforts to improve deployment automation, incident response, and platform resiliency.
• Partner with engineering and technical leadership to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that keep our stack modern and our teams productive.
• Lead cross-functional projects that support infrastructure adoption, helping development teams align with platform standards while maintaining autonomy.
• Act as a trusted escalation point during critical incidents, bringing calm, clarity, and a commitment to long-term solutions.
• Mentor and support senior engineers across the organization, nurturing a culture of curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
• Advocate for infrastructure security and compliance—ensuring our platform is designed with trust, safety, and sustainability at its core.

What You Will Bring

Preferred Skills & Experience

What We Offer

Benefits vary by country, location, and geography to reflect local laws, norms, and expectations.

What Sets Us Apart

Being part of PMG means joining a company culture that's unmatched in digital. We're dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients, delivering value, results, and innovation—which often requires true grit and agility. We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other to continuously improve in every way.

In alignment with our core values to be inclusive and always change for the better, PMG is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we only change for the better by bringing diverse perspectives to our company. PMG recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.