Principal Software Engineer – Web Infrastructure (Frontend DevEx)

AlphaSense is a leading company that provides AI-driven market intelligence to help professionals make informed decisions. The Principal Software Engineer role focuses on enhancing developer experience and productivity through platform engineering, specifically by embedding AI into the software development lifecycle and improving CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities:

• Own and improve the dev loop for frontend: local dev, build, test — fast, reliable, no flakiness
• Drive CI/CD reliability, speed, and deployment confidence across the frontend platform
• Evolve microfrontend architecture, module patterns, and the standards inside the monorepo
• Build and maintain self-service tooling and internal platform capabilities
• Embed AI across the web SDLC — code authoring, testing, debugging, documentation
• Define, track and improve developer productivity metrics: build time, DORA, developer CSAT
• Identify systemic friction in the developer journey and fix it with solutions that scale

Requirements:

• Principal-level experience in platform engineering, developer experience, or internal tooling
• Deep hands-on background with Web CI/CD: pipeline design, reliability, build optimization
• Hands-on experience with CDN and edge infrastructure (CloudFront, Lambda@Edge, S3)
• Solid knowledge of modern frontend — React at scale, microfrontends, module federation
• Experience scaling frontend observability: errors, performance, RUM and analytics
• Track record of improving DevEx metrics in the right direction (DORA, DX insights, CSAT)
• Strong instinct for finding systemic friction and solving it pragmatically
• Proven ability to operate independently in a distributed team across a timezone gap
• Hands-on experience applying AI tooling to real engineering workflows
• Based in EST timezone
• Experience with progressive delivery and feature flag platforms
• Experience with test platforms and QA automation
• Familiarity with Kubernetes-based infrastructure and cloud-native deployment patterns
• Prior work on a platform or DX team serving frontend engineers specifically