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Senior Principal Cloud Development Engineer

Job Category: Engineering & Cloud

Meet Our Team:

Pegasystems develops strategic applications for sales, marketing, service, and operations for our Global 500 clients, including the world's largest and most sophisticated enterprises. Our Pega Cloud team focuses on delivering services that are essential for Pega-as-a-Service success. As a member of one of the most innovative and fastest-growing groups at Pega, you will work closely with talented engineers and product owners across the globe (US/EU/India) to build a highly scalable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering.

Picture Yourself at Pega:

The Infrastructure Services Team owns the underlying technologies that support the Pega Cloud SaaS product. Pega Cloud is a growing $300M+ business with a 35% market growth. As a key member of the Infrastructure Engineering team, you will work with multiple subject matter experts responsible for deploying end-to-end solutions. You will be part of the Infrastructure Tribe, working on cloud deployments running on AWS and GCP, as well as Kubernetes, Istio, and observability products. You’ll contribute across a variety of technologies, vendors, architectures, implementations, and support efforts.

What You'll Do at Pega:

+ Design, build, and operate highly-available, scalable cloud-native systems using Golang, Java, or the Pega platform.

+ Propose and lead initiatives from release through completion, ensuring code reviews are conducted within the team.

+ Prepare cloud-native architectural designs across multi-tenant services.

+ Evaluate third-party tools, practices, and technologies for potential use in Pega Cloud.

+ Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Operations teams using Agile methodologies to deliver value across the service lifecycle.

+ Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members, and establish technical guidelines for service delivery.

+ Act as a thought leader within Pega Cloud, advocating for best practices in Cloud, DevOps, and microservice architecture.

Who You Are:

+ A passionate developer with the experience to guide junior colleagues.

+ A strong advocate of DevOps culture and technically versatile.

+ Skilled in applying design patterns to support Pega Cloud’s “as-a-Service” evolution.

What You've Accomplished:

+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, with 10–14 years of relevant experience.

+ Proven experience delivering and running microservices in production.

+ Strong knowledge of Golang, Java, or Scala application development.

+ Experience reviewing team deliverables, recommending improvements, and engaging with stakeholders.

+ Expertise in designing microservices-based architectures using cloud-native patterns and serverless frameworks.

+ Deep understanding of cloud technologies, ideally with a multi-cloud or cloud-agnostic perspective (e.g., AWS Professional Architect or equivalent for Google/Azure).

+ Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Helm, Terraform, CloudFormation).

+ Kubernetes or other containzerization (CKA certification is a plus).

+ Knowledge of networking or FedRAMP-related security practices is a plus.

Pega Offers You:

+ Gartner Analyst-acclaimed technology leadership across our product categories.

+ Continuous learning and development opportunities.

+ An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment.

+ Competitive global benefits program including pay + bonus incentive and employee equity.

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Job ID: 22184

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