Principal Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (AI): Defining technical strategy and scaling platforms for global enterprise adoption with an accent on cross-team architecture, balancing short-term speed with long-term resilience, cost, and scalability. Focus on leading design reviews, refactoring systems, and mentoring Staff Engineers.

Location: Remote from Europe or hybrid in Berlin, Germany or London, UK

Salary: €180,000–€220,000 base plus bonus

Company

Our client is on a mission to become Europe’s leading AI engineering organisation and an iconic global AI Platform company.

What you will do

• Define and drive technical strategy across domains and organisation-wide initiatives.
• Lead cross-team architecture to deliver globally scalable solutions.
• Balance short-term speed with long-term resilience, cost, and scalability.
• Stay hands-on, writing foundational code and leading design reviews.
• Act as a force multiplier by mentoring Staff Engineers and shaping future talent.

Requirements

• 12–15+ years’ experience with proven organisation-level or industry-wide impact.
• Deep expertise in enterprise-scale systems and multi-team architecture leadership.
• Equally comfortable shaping strategic vision and diving into technical detail.
• Motivated by the chance to build a world-class AI platform.
• Agnostic to programming language, able to lead architectural excellence.

Culture & Benefits

• Join exceptional peers in a career-defining opportunity.
• Work in an environment where attitude, energy, and hunger are highly valued.
• Receive a remuneration package to match your expertise.