Principal Engineer, CoCounsel DevOps

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Frisco, TX

Publishing Industries

About the position

In this opportunity as Principal Engineer, CoCounsel DevOps, you will lead the technical strategy for CoCounsel's infrastructure, consolidating cloud providers and identifying optimal solutions that enhance scalability and performance. You will design and implement streamlined deployment processes that enable rapid expansion into new markets while maintaining reliability and security. Additionally, you will establish common operational strategies across teams, aligning practices and creating cohesive infrastructure standards. You will drive innovation in AI-native product experiences by building the robust foundation needed for LLM and generative AI technologies. As a technical subject matter expert, you will provide thought leadership and guidance on critically important projects while mentoring other engineers. You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions and continuously evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to keep our infrastructure at the cutting edge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical strategy for CoCounsel's infrastructure, consolidating cloud providers and identifying optimal solutions that enhance scalability and performance
• Design and implement streamlined deployment processes that enable rapid expansion into new markets while maintaining reliability and security
• Establish common operational strategies across teams, aligning practices and creating cohesive infrastructure standards
• Drive innovation in AI-native product experiences by building the robust foundation needed for LLM and generative AI technologies
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert, providing thought leadership and guidance on critically important projects while mentoring other engineers
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to keep our infrastructure at the cutting edge

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with a proven track record of building and maintaining enterprise-grade microservices
• Expertise in AWS cloud services and substantial experience managing infrastructure with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tooling
• Experience implementing modern DevOps best practices in production environments
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries
• A pragmatic and curious mindset that drives you to find elegant solutions to complex problems
• Strong communication skills that enable you to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others and contribute to engineering culture

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and hybrid model
• Culture of continuous learning and skill development
• Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus
• Flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role)
• Two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
• Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Paid holidays including two company mental health days off, parental leave, sabbatical leave
• Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Fitness reimbursement
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
• Access to 529 Plan
• Commuter benefits
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan