Principle Engineer- SPAM

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About the role

The Platform Operations Principal is the highest-level technical expert within Platform Operations, providing deep specialty expertise across the division's core domains — CPaaS Registrations, Connectivity, and Routing (including traffic integrity and anti-abuse operations). The role combines hands-on technical mastery with cross-functional influence, driving operational excellence, platform reliability, service integrity, and customer experience at scale. Principals in this role act as the final technical authority within their specialty area, shape the long-term operational and technical direction of the platform, and translate complex business, regulatory, and ecosystem requirements into scalable operational solutions. They mentor senior engineers, guide cross-functional teams, and represent operational concerns in strategic product, architecture, and partner discussions.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Expertise
  • Serve as the highest-level technical expert within Platform Operations, providing authoritative guidance within a specialty area (e.g., registrations, connectivity, routing, SPAM).
  • Act as the final point of escalation for complex operational, technical, and customer-impacting issues requiring deep specialty expertise.
  • Mentor senior engineers and guide cross-functional teams on technical direction, best practices, and problem-solving approaches.
  • Represent operational concerns in product, architecture, and platform strategy discussions.
• Platform & Operational Strategy
  • Define the long-term technical roadmap for the operational specialty area, aligned with divisional and platform-wide priorities.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, methodologies, and industry practices, and lead their adoption where they advance operational maturity.
  • Forecast capacity, cost optimization, and technology evolution to ensure the platform scales sustainably.
  • Translate business, regulatory, and ecosystem requirements into operational plans and technical solutions.
  • Translate policy, compliance, and regulatory requirements into operational controls, enforcement mechanisms, and technical implementations.
• Monitoring, Detection & Continuous Improvement
  • Monitor and analyze customer usage patterns, traffic behavior, performance bottlenecks, service reliability signals, and operational risk indicators.
  • Proactively identify emerging operational trends, risk patterns, and platform-level anomalies, and design mitigation or optimization strategies in response.
  • Design and implement processes for monitoring, alerting, detection, and automated response.
  • Build tools and processes that reduce recurring operational, integrity, and customer issues.
  • Drive continuous improvement of operational tooling, workflows, and detection capabilities.
• Operational Execution & Reliability
  • Ensure operational readiness of new features, releases, integrations, and platform changes.
  • Optimize workflows for onboarding, configuration, service delivery, customer lifecycle operations, and traffic management.
  • Balance protective controls and platform safeguards with legitimate business enablement, ensuring operational integrity does not compromise customer experience or commercial outcomes.
  • Develop automation to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual work.
  • Standardize and document operational best practices, runbooks, and response procedures.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Advocacy
  • Collaborate with Support, Customer Success, Compliance, Sales, Engineering, Product, and Carrier Relations teams to translate customer, business, and ecosystem needs into technical solutions.
  • Advocate for customer experience and platform integrity across internal and external stakeholder discussions.
  • Partner with compliance, risk, and external ecosystem partners (e.g., carriers, regulators, industry bodies) where the specialty area requires external engagement.
  • Serve as a subject matter authority in cross-functional initiatives, incident reviews, and strategic programs.

Benefits

• Financial rewards & recognition: Fair compensation aligned with experience, industry, and market standards, performance-driven bonuses, regular reviews, and a culture that values impact.
• Flexible work arrangements: Hybrid work model combining in-person collaboration with remote work and flexible hours.
• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan): Opportunity to share in company success through stock options.
• Work-life balance and well-being: Time off when needed, special leave days for major life events, and a flexible hybrid work model.
• Career mobility: Internal mobility, upskilling, and mentorship to shape your career path.
• Professional development: Onboarding, mentorship, and training programs to support growth.
• International mobility: Opportunities to explore short and long-term roles in global hubs.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Basic life insurance.
• 401(k) plan participation with company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Wellness plan of up to $500/year (pro-rated based on hire date).
• PTO: Accrual of up to 23 vacation days and 9 sick days per year, plus carryover of up to 9 sick days annually.
• Additional leave time for marriage, relocation, bereavement, and other major life events.
• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave.
• Participation in employee share ownership plan (ESOP).
• Fourteen paid holidays annually.

Pay

Salary Range: $150,000-$200,000 USD annual base salary (the salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, job-related knowledge, experience, education, and skillset). This role is also eligible to receive an annual bonus, based on both individual and company performance.