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MARA · 3 weeks ago

Principal Software Engineer – PaaS, Data & SaaS

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

MARA is redefining the future of sovereign, energy-aware AI infrastructure. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and scale the next generation of their Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Data Infrastructure that powers their SaaS products.

Computer Software

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Architect and deliver scalable PaaS and data services that power internal and external SaaS applications

Design and implement high-performance distributed systems for compute, storage, and streaming workloads

Lead development of core platform components—identity, telemetry, configuration, and lifecycle management APIs

Build end-to-end automation across CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, testing, and deployment pipelines

Collaborate with data engineering and product teams to integrate analytics, feature stores, and event-driven pipelines into platform architecture

Design and implement resilient microservices using modern frameworks and best practices (e.g., gRPC, REST, message queues)

Mentor engineers across frontend, backend, and DevOps disciplines; champion engineering excellence, observability, and clean automation

Establish and enforce technical standards for reliability, scalability, and performance across all PaaS components

Drive innovation through hands-on prototyping, system design reviews, and cross-functional collaboration with cloud, data, and security teams

Contribute to open-source tools and internal frameworks that accelerate developer productivity and platform adoption

Qualification

Distributed systems designMulti-tenant SaaS platformsProgramming languagesContainer orchestrationDevOps practicesAPI-driven architecturesData platformsMicroservicesObservability toolingCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsMentorship skills

Required

10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including full-stack development and distributed systems design

Proven experience architecting and deploying multi-tenant SaaS or PaaS platforms at scale

Deep proficiency in at least two programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript, Java)

Experience with data platforms and streaming systems (Kafka, Spark, Flink, dbt, Snowflake, Trino, Postgres)

Expertise in container orchestration and microservices (Kubernetes, Helm, service meshes)

Strong background in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry)

Experience implementing API-driven architectures, event-driven systems, and serverless compute patterns

Familiarity with secure software design, IAM integration, and multi-region deployment strategies

Excellent communication, problem-solving, and mentorship skills; proven track record of driving technical direction across teams

Preferred

Background in HPC, ML infrastructure, or sovereign/regulated environments

Familiarity with energy-aware computing, modular data centers, or ESG-driven infrastructure design

Experience collaborating with European and global engineering partners

Strong communicator who can bridge engineering, business, and vendor ecosystems seamlessly

Company

MARA

MARA (NASDAQ: MARA) deploys digital energy technologies to advance the world's energy systems.

Founded in 2013

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

51-200 employees

https://www.mara.com

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