Principal Cloud Software Engineer

Team: Web Applications and Services

Location: US-MA-Natick

Salary Range: USD 257,300 - 160,800

Job Summary

MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.

We are seeking a Principal Cloud Software Engineer to provide deep technical leadership across system architecture, distributed systems, and cloud platforms for MathWorks Cloud initiatives. In addition to implementation and delivery responsibilities, y ou will act as a trusted technical authority , consulting across teams, mentoring senior engineers and architects, and ensuring our designs meet the highest standards for scalability, reliability, and security .

You will be a recognized expert in cloud and distributed systems architecture , with a particular focus on security design reviews and architectural governance. This role works closely with senior technical leaders across engineering, platform , and security teams.

MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Responsibilities

Architecture Leadership

• Define and evolve system and platform architectures for large scale , distributed Private Cloud systems

• Provide architectural guidance on multi account , multi tenant, and isolated cloud environments

• Review and influence designs across com pute , networking, identity, data, and observability layers

• Ensure architectural decisions align with long term platform strategy and operational realities

Distributed Systems Expertise

• Advise teams on scalability, fault tolerance, availability, and resilience in complex distributed systems

• Identify systemic risks and architectural tradeoffs early, and guide teams toward sustainable solutions

• Act as a point of escalation for complex cross system design challenges

Security Architecture & Design Review

• Serve as a security design review authority , participating in and leading formal architecture and security reviews

• Evaluate designs for compliance with security, privacy, and data protection principles

• Partner with security teams to ensure consistent application of threat modeling, identity architecture, and defense- in- depth strategies

• Help raise the overall security architecture maturity across the organization

Consulting & Mentorship

• Act as a consulting architect to engineering and platform teams - providing guidance rather than owning delivery

• Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising the technical bar through design reviews, architectural critiques, and 1:many influence

• Help establish architectural best practices, reference architectures, and shared principles

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

Required Experience

• Deep experience designing and reviewing large scale distributed systems in production

• Expert level knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or equivalent), including account structures, networking, identity, and security

• Proven track record as a system or platform architect influencing designs across multiple teams

• Strong background in security architecture , including design reviews, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies

• Ability to communicate complex architectural concepts clearly to senior technical and non technical stakeholders

Preferred Experience

• Experience with regulated or security sensitive environments

• Familiarity with Kubernetes based platforms , infrastructure as code , and observability systems

• Experience mentoring junior engineers or acting as a technical leader on a team