Principal Engineer
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
Last checked 19h ago — checked against the employer's own applicant tracking system, which is the company answering directly.
We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 20d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-09-11). Last seen at its source 3h ago.
We have tracked this listing since 23 Sep 2026 (8 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 3 hours ago.
Is it remote?
The listing says yes
The location field doesn't say remote, so our assessment is based on the title or the description. Read the listing before applying.
Who may apply?
United States, Canada
The description states no restriction of its own. This is the source's own tag.
Pay not stated
Similar roles pay $184.3k–250k/yr
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Carried by 1 source
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workday employer's own board first seen 8d ago · last seen 3h ago
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The listing
Who We Are
At Bluehost, we believe all small businesses deserve the opportunity to succeed online. Our mission is to give small businesses the confidence to think big. We're the all-in-one platform for small businesses to grow online with powerful simplicity, premium performance, smart tools and human support.
Why we're hiring for this role
We're looking for a Principal Engineer to bring deep technical leadership to our Hosting platform at a pivotal moment for the business. This is a high-impact senior individual contributor role for someone who's run large-scale hosting infrastructure end-to-end (Python, Linux, MySQL at scale, Perl, cPanel) and wants to shape architecture, reliability, and SRE practice as Bluehost modernizes and grows.
What You'll Do & How You'll Make Your Mark
Set technical direction and architecture standards for backend and infrastructure systems across the Hosting org
Design and evolve large-scale Python backend services running on Linux, backed by MySQL at production scale
Bring deep, hands-on expertise on Perl-based and cPanel-integrated systems, guiding their modernization without disrupting live customer sites or live provisioning automations
Drive site reliability engineering practice across Hosting, partnering closely with DevOps and SRE functions on incident response and system hardening
Own the org-wide standard for AI-augmented delivery: where AI is used across the lifecycle and where it isn't, how generated code is reviewed, how provenance and licensing are handled, and what customer data may enter a prompt — and measure whether the standard is actually holding
Lead root-cause analysis on the most complex, highest-impact production issues, and turn findings into durable architectural fixes
Mentor senior and staff-level engineers, raising the technical bar and influencing how the broader org builds and operates
Partner with engineering leadership to shape multi-quarter technical roadmaps that support Bluehost's growth trajectory
Who You Are & What You'll Need to Succeed
10+ years of backend/infrastructure engineering experience, including deep, hands-on hosting-platform expertise
Expert-level Python and Linux systems knowledge at real production scale
Strong MySQL expertise, including performance tuning, schema design, and large-scale troubleshooting
Deep hands-on experience in Perl and cPanel environments, with a track record of modernizing legacy systems without breaking them
Preferred: strong background in Site Reliability Engineering and infrastructure practice, applying architectural patterns for systemic resilience, fault isolation, and operational governance
AI-augmented delivery: you use AI across the delivery lifecycle, not just code generation, and can say which models suit which problems and where you don't use them. You have set the org-wide standard for how AI-generated code is reviewed, how provenance and licensing are handled, and what customer data enters a prompt — and you can show how you measured adoption and outcomes against it, including what a security or compliance review will ask for.
Proven technical leadership: setting direction, mentoring engineers, and influencing decisions across multiple teams
Excellent judgment operating in complex, high-scale, customer-facing SaaS environments under real business pressure
Why You'll Love Us
Work-life balance. Meaningful work, balanced by a culture that respects your time.
A culture of belonging. We celebrate what makes each of us different, with 20+ affinity groups connecting employees globally.
We care about you. Excellent Health, HSA, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K, Life/AD&D/STD/LTD, Tuition Reimbursement, Pet Insurance, and generous PTO.
Where can we take you? Mentorship, new challenges, and real career growth. Unfold new possibilities #OTOD!
Employment with Newfold Digital is at-will and nothing in this Job Description should be interpreted or construed to alter the at-will employment relationship.
This Job Description includes the essential job functions required to perform the job described above, as well as additional duties and responsibilities. This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee performing this job may be required to perform. The Company reserves the right to revise the Job Description at any time, and to require the employee to perform functions in addition to those listed above.