Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer

O que fazemos

At Kenvue, percebemos o extraordinário poder do cuidado diário. Construída com base em mais de um século de herança e enraizada na ciência, somos a casa de marcas icônicas - incluindo NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL,® LISTERINE,® JOHNSON'S® e BAND-AID® que você já conhece e ama. A ciência é a nossa paixão; O cuidado é o nosso talento.

Quem somos

Nossa equipe global é de ~ 22.000 pessoas brilhantes com uma cultura no local de trabalho onde cada voz é importante e cada contribuição é apreciada. Somos apaixonados por insights, inovação e comprometidos em entregar os melhores produtos aos nossos clientes. Com experiência e empatia, ser um Kenvuer significa ter o poder de impactar milhões de pessoas todos os dias. Colocamos as pessoas em primeiro lugar, nos importamos ferozmente, ganhamos confiança com a ciência e resolvemos com coragem - e temos oportunidades brilhantes esperando por você! Junte-se a nós para moldar nosso futuro - e o seu. Para obter mais informações, clique em aqui.

Role reporta para:

ETP Delivery Leader

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Local de trabalho:

Híbrido

O que você fará

We are seeking a visionary and technically accomplished Principal Engineer to lead the transformation of digital capabilities within Kenvue. This role blends deep technical expertise with strategic engineering leadership across open-source software, solution architecture, DevOps, SRE, AI/GenAI, and enterprise modernization. You will drive innovation, scale engineering, transform culture, and collaborate closely with business stakeholders to deliver measurable value.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Leadership

• Design and deploy scalable, secure, and high-performance systems using open source, COTS, and cloud-native technologies
• Lead modernization of legacy systems through microservices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud migration, and emerging engineering practices
• Integrate AI/ML, Generative AI, and agentic systems into digital platforms to enhance automation and decision-making

Innovation & Hackathons

• Design and execute enterprise-wide hackathons, innovation sprints, and rapid prototyping events to foster a culture of experimentation
• Partner with business and product teams to identify high-impact challenges and translate them into hackathon themes
• Establish post-hackathon incubation pipelines to scale successful ideas into production-ready solutions
• Evaluate and adopt cutting-edge technologies such as edge computing, event-driven architectures, and serverless computing to future-proof platforms and accelerate time-to-market

Platform Engineering & Enablement

• Lead the Platform Engineering function, building reusable, self-service capabilities (e.g., CI/CD, observability, developer portals)
• Define engineering standards and automation strategies to improve developer experience and operational efficiency
• Ensure platform security, compliance, and scalability in collaboration with InfoSec and infrastructure teams
• Integrate security into the platform (DevSecOps) and ensure compliance with industry regulations

Business Collaboration & Value Delivery

• Act as a strategic partner to business units, translating technical capabilities into business outcomes
• Co-create roadmaps with commercial, marketing, and supply chain teams to align engineering with customer and market needs
• Use data-driven insights to measure and communicate the impact of engineering initiatives on business KPIs

UI/UX & Product Experience

• Collaborate with design and product teams to ensure intuitive, accessible, and user-centric digital experiences
• Advocate for design systems, usability testing, and front-end performance optimization
• Guide engineering teams in implementing responsive, scalable, and maintainable UI architectures

Data Integration & Intelligence

• Strong background with integration of enterprise data sources using modern data pipelines, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Strong knowledge of data flow across systems (ERP, CRM, supply chain, marketing platforms) to enable real-time insights
• Support AI/ML initiatives with robust data engineering and governance practices

Global Team Management

• Build and lead high-performing engineering teams across Global Capability Centers (GCCs), managing both onshore and offshore resources
• Foster a culture of ownership, agility, and continuous learning across distributed teams
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leads, supporting their growth into future leaders

DevOps & SRE Excellence

• Implement DevOps pipelines and SRE practices to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance
• Define and monitor SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets to maintain service health and operational excellence

Open Source & Ecosystem Engagement

• Advocate for and contribute to open-source communities and projects
• Evaluate and integrate open-source tools to accelerate development and reduce vendor lock-in

What we are looking for
Required Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior or principal leadership role
• Proven experience in the CPG industry or similar domains with complex supply chains and consumer engagement platforms
• Deep hands-on technical expertise in at least one major technical area Modern Software Delivery, building complex distributed systems
• Deep expertise in open-source stacks, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and container orchestration
• Experience in managing cloud or on-premises migrations
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML, GenAI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, OpenAI APIs), and agentic architectures
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Advance Java, Java Script, or similar languages
• Experience with modern UI frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue) and design systems
• Experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
• Skilled in data modeling, indexing strategies, performance tuning, and ensuring data consistency and scalability across distributed systems
• Solid understanding of data integration technologies (e.g., Kafka, CDC, REST/GraphQL APIs, ETL tools)
• Demonstrated success in building and managing global engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience organizing or leading innovation programs, hackathons, or internal incubators
• Contributions to open-source projects or communities
• Certifications in cloud architecture, DevOps, or AI/ML
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP, CRM, supply chain systems), Agentic AI implementation, and deployment of Software agents

O que você ganha com isso

$194,650.00 - $274,800.00

Isso leva em consideração vários fatores, incluindo local de trabalho, habilidades do candidato, experiência, nível de educação e outros fatores relacionados ao trabalho.

A Kenvue tem orgulho de ser um empregador de oportunidades iguais. Todos os candidatos qualificados serão considerados para o emprego com base no mérito, independentemente de raça, cor, religião, sexo, orientação sexual, identidade de gênero, idade, nacionalidade ou status de veterano protegido e não serão discriminados com base na deficiência.