Principal Platform Engineer

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 insightsas well as its proprietary operating system Allito 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 Youll Be Working With

As a Principal Platform Engineer at PMG youll be part of a thoughtful forward-thinking engineering team thats passionate about building scalable secure and developer-friendly infrastructure. Youll collaborate closely with software engineers data teams and technical leaders to shape the foundation our products are built onhelping teams move faster without sacrificing reliability or security.

Youll 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 youre 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 youre energized by innovation inspired by scale and excited to help define the future of platform engineering youll feel right at home as a Principal Platform Engineer at PMG.

What You Will Do

• Shape the long-term vision for PMGs 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 S3balancing 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 observabilityleading 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 complianceensuring our platform is designed with trust safety and sustainability at its core.

What You Will Bring

• 8 years of experience in software infrastructure or platform engineering including experience in technical leadership with a bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure with proven hands-on experience in AWS; AWS Professional-level certification is a plus.
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code practices with strong command of Terraform or similar tools to support scalable secure and repeatable infrastructure.
• Strong programming skills in Python Golang and/or to build automation and internal platform tooling.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux systems Bash scripting and core systems tooling to support low-level debugging and configuration.
• Experience designing and managing containerized workloads using ECS ECR and related orchestration services.
• Broad hands-on experience with core AWS services including VPC EC2 RDS S3 and Lambda with a strong focus on system architecture and operational excellence.
• Advanced understanding of cloud security including IAM design least privilege principles and compliance-aware infrastructure design.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or CircleCI and experience architecting multi-cloud or multi-account environments is preferred.
• Strong grasp of AWS networking concepts including VPC architecture and Transit Gateway configuration.
• A commitment to curiosity and adaptability as a Continual Learner staying at the forefront of platform and cloud innovation while prioritizing scalable solutions that empower internal teams.
• A dedication to People-Focused leadership fostering collaboration innovation and professional growth by Leading by Example and nurturing strong relationships that empower others to excel.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience architecting multi-cloud or multi-account infrastructure.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions CircleCI etc.).
• Networking knowledge in AWS (VPC design Transit Gateway etc.).
• Experience leading technical strategy in a high-growth environment.

What We Offer

• Professional Development: Take advantage of our learning and development programs mentorship opportunities and career advancement support.
  
  
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy generous paid time off and holiday allowances to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
  
  
• Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support your family during important life events.
  
  
• Retirement & Pension Plans: Plan for your future with competitive retirement or pension programs including contribution matching.
  
  
• Fertility and Family Support: Access fertility benefits for all team members and their spouses.
  
  
• Healthcare: Coverage and support for everyday medical expenses and routine care tailored by geography.
  
  
• Pet Insurance: Protect your pets health and your finances.
  
  
• Lifestyle Spending Accounts: Enjoy 100% company-funded accounts to promote healthy habits and well-being.
  
  
• Commuter Benefits: Access support for travel and commuting needs where available.
  
  
• Annual Bonus: All employees are eligible for an annual bonus.
  
  
• Volunteering Opportunities: Receive 8 give-back hours to volunteer in your local communities.
  
  
• AI Enterprise License: Access AI Enterprise accounts and participate in weekly AI training sessions to empower and ensure AI safety.
  
  

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 thats unmatched in digital. Were dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients delivering value results and innovationwhich 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.