Principal Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and execution of key strategic initiatives across part of the engineering organization.
• Work autonomously and remain accountable for strategic execution.
• Build both back-end and front-end systems in collaboration with designers, product managers, researchers, and data analysts.
• Lead strategic projects within the R&D organization using deep domain knowledge.
• Assess project progress, risks, and challenges to guide resource allocation and prioritization.
• Contribute to technical architecture for systems serving customer support requests at scale.
• Balance agility with scalability, availability, continuous deployment, and incremental releases.
• Contribute to all phases of software development, including ideation, prototyping, design, and implementation.
• Combine hands-on development with technical leadership and architecture work.
• Use AI-powered developer tools to improve engineering productivity.
• Participate in hiring, mentoring, and career development for engineers.
• Raise technical standards for performance, reliability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Significant, demonstrated impact on products and/or engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of a high-level programming language, such as Ruby, Python, or Perl.
• Experience with distributed systems.
• 2+ years of experience as the primary technical leader for a team.
• Experience collaborating with technical leaders, product teams, and designers.
• Proven track record of delivering value to customers or users.
• Strong product strategy and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.

Benefits and Compensation

• Competitive salary and equity in a fast-growing startup.
• Lunch provided every weekday, snacks, and a fully stocked kitchen.
• Regular compensation reviews.
• Pension scheme with matching up to 4%.
• Life assurance and comprehensive health and dental insurance for employees and dependents.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Paid maternity leave and six weeks of paternity leave.
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme and secure bike storage.
• MacBook or other appropriate work equipment.

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid working policy with employees expected to work in the office at least three days per week.