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Who We Are Atlan is building the context layer for enterprise AI.

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Atlan is building the context layer for enterprise AI. Enterprises are pouring money into AI and most of it dies in production because the AI does not understand the business context around the data. That is the problem Atlan solves.

Gartner has named context the defining issue in enterprise AI, and calls context graphs the essential infrastructure for AI agents, naming Atlan one of three vendors already building it. We are also the only vendor named a Leader across all four major Gartner and Forrester evaluations for data catalogs, data governance and metadata management, the foundation the context layer runs on.

Come build the infrastructure that AI runs on.

About the Role

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Atlan is building the context layer for AI agents and applications - transforming how data platforms power the next generation of AI. We're looking for a Principal Engineer to help architect and scale the foundational data plane that makes it easy to build apps, agents, and solutions for the AI era.

You'll work on systems handling billions of assets, serving 100K+ users, with 99.99% availability targets. This is a high-agency role where you'll define technical direction, drive multi-quarter initiatives, and pioneer AI-native development practices.

Responsibilities

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Design and build platform services - APIs, infrastructure components, runtime systems, and ingestion frameworks at enterprise scale
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Architect the context store that transforms lakehouse infrastructure into AI-ready systems with multimodal capabilities (structured, unstructured, vector, graph)
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Solve complex multi-tenant isolation and scaling problems for enterprise SaaS
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Design data contracts governing ingestion, validation, processing, routing, storage, and serving across heterogeneous systems
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Own critical shared infrastructure including lakehouse (Iceberg/Polaris), vector stores, graph databases, and OLTP systems
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Drive technical standards through RFCs, architecture reviews, and documentation
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Mentor senior engineers and influence architecture decisions across teams
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Write production code using AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Cursor)
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Debug distributed systems issues across Kubernetes, workflow orchestration, and microservices

Requirements

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14+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure, or backend systems at a SaaS company
Experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems at scale
Deep expertise in multi-tenant architectures and tenant isolation strategies
Strong Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud infrastructure skills (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Hands-on experience with distributed systems patterns - service mesh, event-driven architecture, orchestration
Track record of driving multi-quarter technical initiatives from concept through production at scale

Experience designing contract-driven or schema-first data platforms
Familiarity with Temporal or similar workflow orchestration systems
Data quality frameworks, observability systems, and cost attribution at scale
Experience supporting enterprise workloads with strict compliance requirements
CI/CD pipeline design and GitOps practices

You embrace AI-native development and want to pioneer new engineering workflows
You have high agency and take ownership of ambiguous problems
You're a strong async communicator who can influence without authority
You're comfortable with fast-changing priorities in a scale-up environment
You act as a force multiplier—elevating the technical bar for those around you

Joining Atlan means being part of a global movement to help data teams do their life’s best work. Here’s what you can expect:

What We Offer

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Atlan is building the shared context layer that enterprises need so AI can operate on trusted, governed context. The conversation has moved from data leaders asking: “Can we trust the data in our stack?” to businesses asking: “Can we trust AI inside the business?”

We are the missing infrastructure for businesses becoming AI-forward - the connective tissue between their data stack, operational systems, and AI agents.

To learn more, visit www.atlan.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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