Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business.
Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.
Location: San Ramon, CA (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite)
Role OverviewWe are seeking an exceptional Sr. Principal Software Engineer – Platform Engineering to play a key role in evolving and scaling our platform ecosystem. In this role, you will work hands-on to design, build, and improve core platform services while contributing to the technical direction and modernization of our platform architecture.
You will partner closely with engineering teams to deliver high-impact platform capabilities, improve system performance and reliability, and enable broader platform adoption. While contributing to architecture decisions, this role is focused on execution, implementation, and technical depth, rather than pure architecture ownership.
This position requires a deeply hands-on engineer with strong Java and Groovy experience, solid exposure to data platforms (Snowflake, PostgreSQL), and a track record of building scalable distributed systems.
Key ResponsibilitiesPlatform Engineering & Development- Design and build scalable, high-performance platform services and shared components
- Contribute to the evolution of the platform architecture through hands-on development and system design
- Develop and maintain Java-based microservices, APIs, and backend systems
- Write high-quality, production-grade code with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex production issues
- Assess existing systems and contribute to improvements in architecture, performance, and developer experience
- Help reduce technical debt and improve system health through incremental modernization efforts
- Implement best practices across service design, data modeling, and platform reliability
- Design and implement PostgreSQL data models optimized for transactional use cases
- Support development of Snowflake data models, schemas, and pipelines
- Apply best-practice data modeling techniques:
- Normalization and relational modeling
- Dimensional models (star schema concepts where applicable)
- Build reusable services and frameworks that improve developer velocity and platform consistency
- Work with application teams to integrate and adopt platform capabilities
- Contribute to documentation, examples, and reference implementations that simplify adoption
- Provide technical guidance to engineers through code reviews and design discussions
- Mentor engineers and help elevate overall technical quality across teams
- Influence architecture through implementation and delivery, not just design artifacts
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Java (core Java, concurrency, distributed systems)
- Groovy (or exposure via Gradle or similar ecosystems)
- Deep experience building:
- Microservices and distributed systems
- REST APIs and backend services
- Strong experience with Spring Framework and modern Java ecosystems
- Experience working with:
- PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
- Snowflake or modern data platform technologies (preferred, not exclusive)
- Strong understanding of:
- Cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)
- Containerized systems and modern DevOps practices
- Experience designing and operating large-scale, production systems
- Experience building or supporting data platforms, pipelines, or analytics systems
- Familiarity with event-driven systems and streaming architectures
- Experience with AI/ML or GenAI-enabled systems and workflows
- Exposure to graph databases (Neo4j, Neptune) or complex relationship modeling
- Experience improving engineering productivity through automation and developer tooling
- You consistently deliver high-quality, scalable platform code
- You help improve platform reliability, performance, and usability
- You enable other teams to build faster through reusable, well-designed services
- You influence system direction through practical, effective engineering decisions
- Strong hands-on builder mindset
- Ability to operate at depth in complex systems
- Pragmatic and solutions-oriented
- Strong collaborator across engineering teams
PTC carefully considers a wide variety of factors when determining compensation. The anticipated annual salary range for this position is between $166,500 - 250,000. The salary range reflects a good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, candidates may be eligible for a performance-based bonus. Employees also have the opportunity to become a PTC shareholder through our employee share purchase program (ESPP), which allows for the purchase of discounted PTC stock. Certain roles may also be eligible for participation in our equity programs. Employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and employer match, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage and, if you are an office-assigned employee, a generous commuter subsidy. All total rewards and benefits programs are subject to applicable plan eligibility and other terms and conditions.
For more information about PTC’s comprehensive benefits, please visit our Careers Page.
Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis.
For more information about PTC’s comprehensive benefits and our AI usage, please visit our Careers Page (https://www.ptc.com/en/careers/united-states-careers). Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis until the opportunity is filled.
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Life at PTC is about more than working with today’s most cutting-edge technologies to transform the physical world. It’s about showing up as you are and working alongside some of today’s most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you.
If you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation, you’ll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us?
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Skills Required
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 5+ years in architecture roles
- Deep, hands-on experience with Java & Groovy
- Proficiency with Spring Framework and modern Java libraries
- Proven expertise designing data models in Snowflake and PostgreSQL
- Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience building large-scale, distributed platforms
- Strong knowledge of API design, streaming, and integration patterns
- Ability to produce clear architecture artifacts
- Ability to provide technical leadership and mentor engineers
PTC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PTC and has not been reviewed or approved by PTC.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay is frequently described as paired with good insurance and generally good benefits, suggesting core medical coverage is a meaningful part of the value proposition. The benefits package is framed as comprehensive across health, disability, and employee assistance supports.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a clear strength, with a company-matched 401(k) plan repeatedly included as a standard part of the rewards package. Stock purchase and equity programs are also presented as available pathways to longer-term wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off appears comparatively robust, including sizable vacation accrual for new hires along with wellness/sick time and additional holiday-style programs. Flexibility options like remote work and schedule flexibility reinforce the sense of a benefits-heavy total rewards design.
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