Principal Engineer (JetBrains Cloud Platform, Developer Experience)
JetBrains
Amsterdam
9 Apr 2026
Principal Engineer (JetBrains Cloud Platform, Developer Experience)
JetBrains is seeking a Principal Engineer for the JetBrains Cloud Platform to drive developer experience improvements, optimize build systems and CI/CD pipelines, and lead AI development workflows. This role requires extensive experience with build systems, CI/CD, and containerized development at scale.
On-site
Full-time
Principal
Gradle
Nx
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
GradleNxTeamCityGitHub ActionsDockerCI/CDBuild SystemsAI development pipelinesDev ContainersKubernetes
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
BazelMavenJenkinsBuild cachingRemote execution
Key Responsibilities
- Own and drive the strategy for developer experience improvements across the entire JCP platform.
- Optimize build systems (Gradle, Nx, and others) for faster builds, better caching, and reliable reproducibility at scale.
- Set up AI development pipelines, managing context, agents, and handoffs, and leveraging tools developed within the JCP.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines – reduce build times, increase reliability, optimize resource usage, and shorten feedback loops across TeamCity and GitHub.
- Improve containerized development workflows (Docker, Dev Containers) to ensure fast and consistent local environments.
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the development cycle – from code commit to production deployment.
- Establish best practices, tooling standards, and shared infrastructure that enable all teams to move faster.
- Collaborate with platform and product teams to understand pain points and deliver high-impact improvements.
Principal EngineerDeveloper ExperienceCloud PlatformJetBrainsBuild SystemsCI/CDAI PipelinesNetherlands