9 Apr 2026

Principal Engineer (JetBrains Cloud Platform, Developer Experience)

JetBrains

Amsterdam

9 Apr 2026

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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.

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Principal Engineer (JetBrains Cloud Platform, Developer Experience)

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

On-site

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal

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

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.