Principal Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX
Principal Engineer jobs in Austin are in strong demand, concentrated in the Domain, downtown's Second Street District, and the East Austin tech corridor, with openings across semiconductor design, enterprise software, and clean energy. Employers hiring right now include Jabil, Synopsys, and Dell Technologies. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Mirantis
Mirantis, an IREN company, is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy. https://www.mirantis.com/
Job Description
Role Overview
Design and build the software that provisions, integrates, and operates high-performance storage for GPU-accelerated compute and AI platforms. You will own a Storage as a Service component of the platform end-to-end, working with the Product Management, other development teams, and partner engineers to deliver against a dynamic set of requirements. You will develop the control-plane services, drivers, and tooling that connect enterprise and scale-out storage systems to Kubernetes-based workloads across hybrid, edge, and air-gapped deployments built on the Mirantis K0rdent stack.
About the Role
We are looking for a principal-level software engineer who thinks in systems and data paths — someone who can reason about throughput, latency, consistency, and failure across a storage stack, then express that understanding as clean, testable Go. The right candidate has built production software against real storage systems (whether enterprise NAS, scale-out, or object), understands what makes storage fast and reliable at scale, and has a track record of leading an engineering team, exerting influence across the whole organization.
Responsibilities
1. Storage Software & Integration
Design and build control-plane services, drivers (e.g., CSI), and tooling that provision, configure, and operate storage for Kubernetes-based AI/compute workloads.
Integrate high-performance storage platforms — Dell PowerScale, VAST, and comparable systems — into automated, declarative provisioning workflows.
Build data-path, telemetry, and observability tooling to diagnose and resolve performance, reliability, and scaling issues.
2. Software & Automation
Write production-quality software — primarily in Go — with strong testing, code review, and operational rigor.
Deliver infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/OpenTofu) and GitOps-driven pipelines (ArgoCD or Flux) for storage configuration and lifecycle.
Support bare-metal and hybrid provisioning where storage intersects host and cluster bring-up.
3. Platform & Hybrid Delivery
Deliver storage integration for k0s-based Kubernetes via Cluster API (CAPI) and K0rdent management/child cluster topologies.
Architect storage software for fully disconnected (air-gapped) environments, including local artifact/mirror connectivity (Harbor) and PKI/TLS considerations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
7+ years of software development, including production systems, with Go as a primary language.
5+ years building or integrating storage systems (distributed, scale-out, NAS, or object) at scale.
Solid understanding of storage fundamentals: file/block/object models, throughput and latency behavior, caching, consistency, and failure modes.
Experience with Kubernetes storage (CSI, persistent volumes, storage classes), and Kubernetes controllers and operators patterns.
Strong written and verbal communication with technical audiences, non-technical stakeholders, and executive leadership.
Preferred
Hands-on experience with high-performance storage platforms such as Dell PowerScale, VAST, or comparable technologies.
Experience with the Mirantis K0rdent stack (K0rdent Enterprise, K0rdent AI, k0s, MKE) and Cluster API.
Experience developing storage for GPU/AI workloads (high-throughput data pipelines, GPUDirect Storage).
Additional Information
Why you’ll love Mirantis
Build the foundation platform for the AI cloud era, working directly with leading GPU cloud operators, NeoClouds, sovereign clouds, and AI-first enterprises
Collaborate with a world-class, distributed team committed to openness and technical excellence
Shape the product narrative and influence go-to-market success
It is understood that Mirantis, Inc. may use automated decision-making technology (ADMT) for specific employment-related decisions. Opting out of ADMT use is requested for decisions about evaluation and review connected with the specific employment decision for the position applied for. You also have the right to appeal any decisions made by ADMT by sending your request to isamoylova@mirantis.com
By submitting your resume, you consent to the processing and storage of your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, for the purposes of considering your application for current and future job opportunities.
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About Mirantis
Mirantis, an IREN company, is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy. https://www.mirantis.com/
Job Description
Role Overview
Design and build the software that provisions, integrates, and operates high-performance storage for GPU-accelerated compute and AI platforms. You will own a Storage as a Service component of the platform end-to-end, working with the Product Management, other development teams, and partner engineers to deliver against a dynamic set of requirements. You will develop the control-plane services, drivers, and tooling that connect enterprise and scale-out storage systems to Kubernetes-based workloads across hybrid, edge, and air-gapped deployments built on the Mirantis K0rdent stack.
About the Role
We are looking for a principal-level software engineer who thinks in systems and data paths — someone who can reason about throughput, latency, consistency, and failure across a storage stack, then express that understanding as clean, testable Go. The right candidate has built production software against real storage systems (whether enterprise NAS, scale-out, or object), understands what makes storage fast and reliable at scale, and has a track record of leading an engineering team, exerting influence across the whole organization.
Responsibilities
1. Storage Software & Integration
Design and build control-plane services, drivers (e.g., CSI), and tooling that provision, configure, and operate storage for Kubernetes-based AI/compute workloads.
Integrate high-performance storage platforms — Dell PowerScale, VAST, and comparable systems — into automated, declarative provisioning workflows.
Build data-path, telemetry, and observability tooling to diagnose and resolve performance, reliability, and scaling issues.
2. Software & Automation
Write production-quality software — primarily in Go — with strong testing, code review, and operational rigor.
Deliver infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/OpenTofu) and GitOps-driven pipelines (ArgoCD or Flux) for storage configuration and lifecycle.
Support bare-metal and hybrid provisioning where storage intersects host and cluster bring-up.
3. Platform & Hybrid Delivery
Deliver storage integration for k0s-based Kubernetes via Cluster API (CAPI) and K0rdent management/child cluster topologies.
Architect storage software for fully disconnected (air-gapped) environments, including local artifact/mirror connectivity (Harbor) and PKI/TLS considerations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
7+ years of software development, including production systems, with Go as a primary language.
5+ years building or integrating storage systems (distributed, scale-out, NAS, or object) at scale.
Solid understanding of storage fundamentals: file/block/object models, throughput and latency behavior, caching, consistency, and failure modes.
Experience with Kubernetes storage (CSI, persistent volumes, storage classes), and Kubernetes controllers and operators patterns.
Strong written and verbal communication with technical audiences, non-technical stakeholders, and executive leadership.
Preferred
Hands-on experience with high-performance storage platforms such as Dell PowerScale, VAST, or comparable technologies.
Experience with the Mirantis K0rdent stack (K0rdent Enterprise, K0rdent AI, k0s, MKE) and Cluster API.
Experience developing storage for GPU/AI workloads (high-throughput data pipelines, GPUDirect Storage).
Additional Information
Why you’ll love Mirantis
Build the foundation platform for the AI cloud era, working directly with leading GPU cloud operators, NeoClouds, sovereign clouds, and AI-first enterprises
Collaborate with a world-class, distributed team committed to openness and technical excellence
Shape the product narrative and influence go-to-market success
It is understood that Mirantis, Inc. may use automated decision-making technology (ADMT) for specific employment-related decisions. Opting out of ADMT use is requested for decisions about evaluation and review connected with the specific employment decision for the position applied for. You also have the right to appeal any decisions made by ADMT by sending your request to isamoylova@mirantis.com
By submitting your resume, you consent to the processing and storage of your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, for the purposes of considering your application for current and future job opportunities.
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Who's Hiring
- Jabil30
- Synopsys22
- Dell Technologies22
- Cadence Design Systems22
- Neurophos17N
Top Industries Hiring
- Electronics & Hardware26
- Automotive9
- Banking & Financial Services9
- Consulting & Professional Services4
Principal Engineer Jobs in Austin: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a principal engineer job in Austin?
Target Austin's densest hiring clusters: semiconductor and chip design firms near the Domain, enterprise software companies downtown, and the growing clean energy and defense contractors south of the city. Candidates with hands-on distributed systems or embedded hardware experience stand out locally. Networking through Austin's active tech meetup scene and reaching out directly to engineering leaders at mid-size product companies often opens doors faster than applying cold.
Which companies hire principal engineers in Austin?
Employers hiring principal engineers in Austin right now include Jabil, Synopsys, and Dell Technologies, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Austin attracts a wide mix of large semiconductor manufacturers, high-growth SaaS companies, and defense and aerospace contractors, all actively competing for senior engineering talent.
Are there remote principal engineer jobs in Austin?
Yes, though availability depends heavily on the specialization. Software-focused principal engineer roles tend to offer remote or hybrid flexibility, while hardware, semiconductor, and lab-based positions almost always require on-site presence. About 65% of principal engineer openings tied to Austin are remote or hybrid as of November 2026. Architecture, systems design, and cross-team technical leadership work is where remote arrangements are most common among Austin employers.
How can I get a principal engineer job in Austin with little or no experience?
The most realistic path in Austin is landing a senior software or systems engineer role at a mid-size product company and building toward principal from there. Austin's semiconductor firms and defense contractors also run structured rotation and apprenticeship programs that develop engineers into principal-level contributors over two to four years. Contributing to open-source projects that local Austin engineering teams actively use, and engaging with the UT Austin and ACC alumni networks, helps surface opportunities that aren't publicly posted.
Which industries hire the most principal engineers in Austin?
The sectors hiring the most principal engineers in Austin are Electronics & Hardware, Automotive, and Banking & Financial Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Austin's position as a semiconductor manufacturing hub and a magnet for enterprise software investment drives sustained demand for senior engineering talent across both product and infrastructure roles.
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