Principal, Platform Engineering - Databases
Company: Cargill
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: March 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural
solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and
sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we
partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver
products that are vital for living. Our 155,000 team members
innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials
so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live
well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we
look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first.
We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to
come. Job Purpose and Impact The Principal, Platform Engineering-
Databases job leads designing, developing and maintaining digital
technology infrastructure to support information technology
applications and services. As a recognized subject matter authority
in platform engineering, this job leads and advises cross
functional teams to define, design and implement new features to
meet user needs and business goals and upgrade existing platforms
to improve performance and functionality through writing clean,
efficient and scalable code and troubleshooting and debugging
highly complex issues. This job also leads code reviews to maintain
high code quality and advance platform engineering teams'
capabilities. Key Accountabilities SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Leads the
design and development of high quality software solutions by
writing clean, maintainable and efficient codes. AUTOMATION:
Advises to improve the application of internal software deployment
platform, continuous integration or continuous delivery pipeline
and twelve factor development methodology to automate the
deployment process, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
COLLABORATION: Leads cross functional team of product managers,
designers and other engineers to gather requirements and deliver
solutions that meet business needs. TESTING & DEBUGGING: Writes and
maintains highly complex unit tests and integration tests, and
performs debugging to maintain the quality and performance of the
software, applying test driven development as needed. CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT: Proposes continuous improvement initiatives for the
software development and deployment processes, and leads
implementing approved standards to improve efficiency and
reliability. DOCUMENTATION: Leads the establishment and maintenance
of comprehensive documentation for software applications,
deployment processes and system configurations. TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
Leads and mentors technical support and troubleshooting for highly
complex issues with deployed applications to ensure minimal
downtime and fast resolution. Qualifications Minimum requirement of
6 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 10 years or
more of relevant experience. Preferred Experience: Technical
Leadership & Strategy: Define standards for database operations,
roadmap for current technologies and evaluation of new
technologies, set long-term strategies and mentor developers
Database Design & Modeling: Create conceptual, logical, physical
data models and design database structures for enterprise systems
Solution Architecture & Standards: Design, Implement and manage
complex relational database systems to ensure high performance,
security, and scalability. Maintain documentation and establish
best practices Technical Proficiency: Expert-level Oracle DB & SQL
knowledge. In-depth understanding of relational database design
principles. Ability to design, maintain, and upgrade comprehensive
database architectures The business will not sponsor applicants for
work visas for this position. LI-NS7 Standard Equal Opportunity
Employer, including Disability/Vet.
Keywords: Cargill, Macon , Principal, Platform Engineering - Databases, IT / Software / Systems , Atlanta, Georgia
