Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Insight Global is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer to lead the technical direction within their entertainment client's Platform Modernization team. This high-impact role involves architecting and building internal platforms and automation tools to enhance infrastructure delivery and operations at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define scalable backend architectures and technical patterns
• Drive platform modernization initiatives across teams
• Influence long-term technical direction
• Build backend systems, APIs, and automation tools
• Improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) for security and observability
• Deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure platforms
• Mentor engineers and guide technical decision-making
• Partner with stakeholders to align on priorities
• Act as a go-to technical authority across infrastructure teams

Skills

• 10+ years in backend/platform engineering
• Strong coding in Go or Python
• Experience building APIs, automation frameworks, or control planes
• Knowledge of Kubernetes + Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible)
• Experience with gRPC, REST, Kafka (event-driven systems)
• CI/CD experience (GitLab preferred)
• Strong understanding of SRE principles, observability, and reliability
• Strategic thinker who designs scalable, high-impact systems
• Strong ownership mindset—comfortable working autonomously
• Passion for building tools that are adopted and drive real change
• Clear communicator across engineering and leadership

Benefits

• Benefits for $180-$220k/year

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